An improved semi-empirical model for a Body and/or Caudal Fin (BCF) fish robot

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 78-83

  Low, K H ^a   Chong, C W ^a   Zhou, Chunlin ^a   Seet, Gerald G L ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; CAUDAL FINS; COMPLEX THEORY; ENGINEERING PROBLEMS; EXPERIMENT DATA; FISH ROBOTS; HYDRODYNAMIC INTERACTION; MODELING METHOD; PARAMETER STUDIES; PREDICTION CAPABILITY; PREDICTION MODEL; SEMI-EMPIRICAL METHODS; SEMIEMPIRICAL MODELS; SWIMMING MODE; SWIMMING VELOCITIES; THRUST FORCES; UNDERWATER ROBOTS;

BIOMIMETICS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FORECASTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROBOTS;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 77955835338     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ROBOT.2010.5509907     Document Type: Conference Paper

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