Models and control of fish-like locomotion

Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics, Inc.

Volumn 67, Issue , 2010, Pages 1355-1360

  Melli, J ^a   Rowley, C W ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAIT DESIGN; GEOMETRIC MECHANICS; STOKES FLOWS; VORTEX WAKES;

ALGORITHMS;

MECHANICS;

EID: 79960051470     PISSN: 10466789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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