A biologically inspired artificial fish using flexible matrix composite actuators: Analysis and experiment

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Zhang, Zhiye ^a   Philen, Michael ^a   Neu, Wayne ^a  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS RESULTS; ANALYTICAL MODEL; ARTIFICIAL FISH; ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE; BIO-INSPIRED; BIOLOGICALLY INSPIRED; BLOCKING FORCES; EXCITATION FREQUENCY; EXPERIMENTAL PROTOTYPE; FLEXIBLE MATRIX COMPOSITE; FREE SWIMMING; LARGE DISPLACEMENTS; PRESSURE-DRIVEN;

ACTUATORS; FISH; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

MUSCLE;

EID: 78149278735     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/19/9/094017     Document Type: Article

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