Initial design of a biomimetic cuttlefish robot actuated by SMA wires

Proceedings - 3rd International Conference on Measuring Technology and Mechatronics Automation, ICMTMA 2011

Volumn 2, Issue , 2011, Pages 425-428

  Wang, Yangwei ^a   Wang, Zhenlong ^a   Li, Jian ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomimetic cuttlefish robot; Biomimetic level pectoral fin; Biomimetic mantle; Shape memory alloy

Indexed keywords

HIGH EFFICIENCY; HYDRODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; INITIAL DESIGN; PECTORAL FIN; PROPULSIVE EFFICIENCIES; PROPULSIVE FORCES; SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY; SMA WIRE; SOFTWARE FLUENT; SWIMMING SPEED; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL; WATER-JETTING;

BIPED LOCOMOTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); MACHINE DESIGN; MAGNETOPLASMA; MECHATRONICS; ROBOTS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; SHELLFISH; WIRE;

BIOMIMETICS;

EID: 79952970888     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICMTMA.2011.393     Document Type: Conference Paper

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