Biomimetic and bio-inspired robotics in electric fish research

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 216, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 2501-2514

  Neveln, Izaak D ^a   Bai, Yang ^a   Snyder, James B ^a   Solberg, James R ^b   Curet, Oscar M ^c   Lynch, Kevin M ^a   MacIver, Malcolm A ^a,d  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b HDT Robotics Inc   (United States)

^c Florida Atlantic University   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bio inspiration; Biomimetics; Electric fish; Mechanics; Robotics; Sensing

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIO-INSPIRATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMIMETICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FISH; FIN (ORGAN); HISTOLOGY; MECHANICS; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SENSATION; SENSING; SWIMMING;

BIO-INSPIRATION; BIOMIMETICS; ELECTRIC FISH; MECHANICS; ROBOTICS; SENSING;

ANIMAL FINS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BIOMIMETICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FISH; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ROBOTICS; SENSATION; SWIMMING;

EID: 84879530270     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.082743     Document Type: Review

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