Tools and methods for experimental in-vivo measurement and biomechanical characterization of an Octopus vulgaris arm

Proceedings of the 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Engineering the Future of Biomedicine, EMBC 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 7196-7199

  Margheri, Laura ^a   Mazzolai, Barbara ^a   Cianchetti, Matteo ^a   Dario, Paolo ^a   Laschi, Cecilia ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIOMIMETICS; MOLLUSCS;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; BIOMIMETIC APPROACHES; COLLABORATIVE INTERACTION; HIGH RESOLUTION CAMERA; IN-VIVO MEASUREMENT; LONGITUDINAL STRETCH; MEASURED PARAMETERS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

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EID: 77950962446     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5335304     Document Type: Conference Paper

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