Modular design and initial gait study of an amphibian robotic turtle

2007 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 535-540

  Low, K H ^a   Zhou, Chunlin ^a   Ong, T W ^a   Yu, Junzhi ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF AUTOMATION   (China)

Author keywords

Amphibian robot; Biomimetic robots; Flapping foil; Gait study; Robotic turtle

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMIMETICS; BIPED LOCOMOTION; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; ROBOTICS; SUBMERSIBLES; VEHICLES; WATER CRAFT;

AMPHIBIAN ROBOT; BIO-MIMETIC; BIOLOGICALLY INSPIRED; BIOMIMETIC ROBOTS; FLAPPING FOIL; FLAPPING FOILS; GAIT STUDY; INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; MODULAR DESIGNS; REAL ENVIRONMENTS; ROBOTIC TURTLE; UNDERWATER VEHICLES;

ROBOTS;

EID: 49249137530     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ROBIO.2007.4522219     Document Type: Conference Paper

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