Current and future trends of biologically inspired underwater vehicles

2011 Defense Science Research Conference and Expo, DSR 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Low, K H ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

bioligically inspired; biomimetics; robotic fish; robotics; underwater vehicle

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ROBOT; BIO-INSPIRED; BIOLIGICALLY INSPIRED; BIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES; BIOLOGICALLY INSPIRED; DESIGN ISSUES; FUTURE TRENDS; MECHANICAL LAYOUT; RANGE OF MOTIONS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; ROBOTIC FISH; UNDERWATER ROBOTICS; UNDERWATER VEHICLES;

BIOLOGY; BIOMIMETICS; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); RESEARCH; ROBOTICS; SUBMERSIBLES; UNDERWATER EQUIPMENT; WATER CRAFT;

ROBOTS;

EID: 80053640682     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/DSR.2011.6026887     Document Type: Conference Paper

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