A truncated conical beam model for analysis of the vibration of rat whiskers

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1987-1995

  Yan, Wenyi ^a   Kan, Qianhua ^b   Kergrene, Kenan ^c   Kang, Guozheng ^b   Feng, Xi Qiao ^d   Rajan, Ramesh ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^d TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Natural frequency; Rat whisker; Truncated conical beam; Vibration; Vibrissa mechanics

Indexed keywords

CONICAL BEAMS; CONSTRAINT CONDITIONS; DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS; FIXED BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FREQUENCY COEFFICIENT; RAT WHISKERS; VIBRATION; VIBRATION BEHAVIOURS;

NATURAL FREQUENCIES;

RATS;

ARTICLE; MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ROTATION; SIMULATION; THEORETICAL MODEL; VIBRATION; VIBRISSA; YOUNG MODULUS;

NATURAL FREQUENCY; RAT WHISKER; TRUNCATED CONICAL BEAM; VIBRATION; VIBRISSA MECHANICS;

ANIMALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RATS; VIBRATION; VIBRISSAE;

EID: 84880700389     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2013.06.015     Document Type: Article

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