Two-dimensional locomotion of a microrobot with a novel stationary electromagnetic actuation system

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Choi, Hyunchul ^a   Choi, Jongho ^a   Jeong, Semi ^a   Yu, Chungsun ^a   Park, Jong Oh ^a   Park, Sukho ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATION FORCE; COIL CURRENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATION; HELMHOLTZ COIL; INTEGRATION PROBLEMS; INTRAVASCULAR; LOWER-POWER CONSUMPTION; MICRO ROBOTS;

BIPED LOCOMOTION; MAXWELL EQUATIONS;

DATA COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

EID: 70350674142     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/18/11/115017     Document Type: Article

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