A study on characteristics of a flexible body for a fish type robot

Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 377-381

  Terada, Masashi ^a   Sumoto, Hirofumi ^a   Yamaguchi, Satoru ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Artificial muscle; Biomimetic; Fish type robot; Flexible body; Under water vehicle

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE BODIES; BIOMIMETICS; FISH; MEATS; MUSCLE; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS;

ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE; BIOMIMETIC; FISH TYPE ROBOT; FLEXIBLE BODY; UNDER WATER VEHICLE;

AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT;

EID: 58449107077     PISSN: 10986189     EISSN: 15551792     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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