Wireless swimming microrobot: Design, analysis, and experiments

Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-8

  Zhang, Yongshun ^a   Liu, Guangjun ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bidirectional swimming; Giant magnetostrictive films; Mode shape; Resonance frequency; Swimming microrobot

Indexed keywords

BI-DIRECTIONAL SWIMMING; GIANT MAGNETOSTRICTIVE FILMS; MICRO ROBOTS; MODE SHAPES; RESONANCE FREQUENCY;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FORCED CONVECTION; MAGNETOSTRICTIVE DEVICES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES;

DATA COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

EID: 77953781754     PISSN: 00220434     EISSN: 15289028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3023137     Document Type: Article

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