Hydrodynamic performance of a biomimetic robotic swimmer actuated by ionic polymer-metal composite

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Shen, Qi ^a   Wang, Tiammiao ^a   Liang, Jianhong ^a   Wen, Li ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETIC ROBOTICS; EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS; FLEXIBLE ACTUATOR; HYDRODYNAMIC MODEL; HYDRODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; IONIC POLYMER METAL COMPOSITES; SWIMMING PERFORMANCE; THEORETICAL MODELS;

BIOMIMETICS; EFFICIENCY; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VISCOUS FLOW;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 84879943200     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/22/7/075035     Document Type: Article

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