Counter-propagating waves enhance maneuverability and stability: A bio-inspired strategy for robotic ribbon-fin propulsion

Proceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1620-1625

  Sefati, Shahin ^a   Neveln, Izaak ^b   MacIver, Malcolm A ^b   Fortune, Eric S ^a   Cowan, Noah J ^a  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT FLOW; BIO-INSPIRED; CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL; COMPUTATIONAL SIMULATION; COUNTERPROPAGATING WAVES; FULL WAVES; MOVING OBJECTS; NODAL POINTS; NODAL POSITIONS; PASSIVE STABILITY; PROPULSIVE FORCES; RAPID SWITCHING; STATION KEEPING; THRUST GENERATION; TRAVELING WAVE;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); ROBOTICS;

WAVE TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84867425317     PISSN: 21551774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/BioRob.2012.6290909     Document Type: Conference Paper

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