Flectofin: A hingeless flapping mechanism inspired by nature

Bioinspiration and Biomimetics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Lienhard, J ^a,b   Schleicher, S ^a,b   Poppinga, S ^b,c   Masselter, T ^b,c   Milwich, M ^a,b   Speck, T ^b,c   Knippers, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b Bionics Competence Network ^*  (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETIC MATERIAL;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BUILDING MATERIAL; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FURNITURE; INSTRUMENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLINATION; STRELITZIACEAE; YOUNG MODULUS;

BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ELASTIC MODULUS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POLLINATION; STRELITZIACEAE;

EID: 82755192188     PISSN: 17483182     EISSN: 17483190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-3182/6/4/045001     Document Type: Article

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