Design and experimental parameteric study of a fish robot actuated by piezoelectric actuators

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 751-758

  Wiguna, Tedy ^a   Heo, Seok ^a   Park, Hoon Cheol ^a   Goo, Nam Seo ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biomimetic robot fish; Caudal fin; Froude number; Piezoceramic actuator; Power consumption.; Reynolds number; Strouhal number

Indexed keywords

BIO-MIMETIC; BIOMIMETIC ROBOT FISH; CAUDAL FIN; FISH ROBOTS; HIGH ASPECT RATIOS; INPUT VOLTAGES; OPERATING FREQUENCIES; PARAMETRIC STUDIES; PIEZO-COMPOSITE ACTUATORS; PIEZOCERAMIC ACTUATOR; POWER CONSUMPTION.; SWIMMING SPEED;

ASPECT RATIO; BIOMIMETICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FISH; FROUDE NUMBER; MACHINE DESIGN; MEATS; PHOTORESISTS; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS; STROUHAL NUMBER;

PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS;

EID: 63849320535     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: 15308138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X08096359     Document Type: Article

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