Design, modeling, and characterization of a miniature robotic fish for research and education in biomimetics and bioinspiration

IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 471-483

  Kopman, Vladislav ^a   Porfiri, Maurizio ^a  

^a POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Modeling; Propulsion; Robots; Underwater vehicles; Vibrations

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETIC ROBOTIC FISH; COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOR; LARGE VIBRATIONS; NON-LINEAR VIBRATIONS; PROPULSION SYSTEM; ROBOTIC PLATFORMS; UNDERWATER VEHICLES; VIBRATIONS;

BIOMIMETICS; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FISH; MANEUVERABILITY; MODAL ANALYSIS; MODELS; PROPULSION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS;

VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

EID: 84879118268     PISSN: 10834435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMECH.2012.2222431     Document Type: Article

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