Micro-scale propulsion using multiple flexible artificial flagella

IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1687-1692

  Singleton, John ^a   Diller, Eric ^a   Andersen, Tim ^a   Regnier, Stéphane ^b   Sitti, Metin ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATION METHODS; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BENDING FORCE; FLEXIBLE RODS; MICRO-SCALES; POTENTIAL METHODS; ROTATION AXIS; ROTATION FREQUENCIES; SHAPE DEFORMATION; SWIMMING ROBOT; THRUST FORCES;

BENDING (DEFORMATION); INTELLIGENT ROBOTS; PROPULSION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROBOTICS; ROTATION;

CELLS;

EID: 84455169804     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IROS.2011.6048742     Document Type: Conference Paper

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