Optimal, model-based design of soft robotic manipulators

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 130, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 0914021-0914029

  Trivedi, Deepak ^a   Dienno, Dustin ^a   Rahn, Christopher D ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; FLEXIBLE MANIPULATORS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; ROBOTICS;

CLUTTERED ENVIRONMENTS; FRAGILE OBJECTS; LOAD CAPACITY; MODEL-BASED DESIGN; OPTIMAL DESIGN; OPTIMAL MODEL; ROBOTIC MANIPULATORS; SOFT ROBOTICS; UNSTRUCTURED ENVIRONMENTS; WHOLE ARM MANIPULATION;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 77953501370     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2943300     Document Type: Article

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