Finding NEMO (novel electromaterial muscle oscillator): A polypyrrole powered robotic fish with real-time wireless speed and directional control

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  McGovern, Scott ^a   Alici, Gursel ^a   Truong, Van Tan ^b   Spinks, Geoffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE; BIO-INSPIRED; DIRECTIONAL CONTROL; DUTY CYCLES; ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMER ACTUATORS; FISH ROBOTS; FLAPPING FREQUENCY; FUNCTIONAL DEVICES; LOW SPEED; REAL TIME; ROBOTIC FISHES; TAIL FIN; VOLTAGE INPUT; VOLTAGE SIGNALS;

ACTUATORS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELECTRIC MACHINERY; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FISH; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; MUSCLE; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS; POLYPYRROLES; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS; SPEED; TURNING;

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EID: 67949096016     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/18/9/095009     Document Type: Article

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