New challenges in biorobotics: Incorporating soft tissue into control systems

Applied Bionics and Biomechanics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 119-126

  Trimmer, Barry A ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caterpillar; Locomotion; Muscles; Neuromechanics; Soft bodied robots

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; BIOMIMETICS; BIPED LOCOMOTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS; MUSCLE; NEURAL NETWORKS; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS; TISSUE;

BIO-MIMETIC ROBOT; CATERPILLAR; COMPLIANT MATERIALS; MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEM; NEUROMECHANICS; ROBOTIC APPLICATIONS; ROBOTIC PLATFORMS; SOFT-BODIED ROBOTS;

MACHINE DESIGN;

EID: 58049147430     PISSN: 11762322     EISSN: 17542103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11762320802617255     Document Type: Article

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