A jumping robotic insect based on a torque reversal catapult mechanism

IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 3796-3801

  Koh, Je Sung ^a   Jung, Sun Pil ^a   Wood, Robert J ^b   Cho, Kyu Jin ^c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY PROCESS; FLEXURE-BASED MECHANISM; INITIAL VELOCITIES; MESOSCALE STRUCTURE; ROBOT PROTOTYPES; ROBOT STRUCTURES; SMALL COMPONENTS; SMART COMPOSITES;

INTELLIGENT ROBOTS;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 84893801424     PISSN: 21530858     EISSN: 21530866     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IROS.2013.6696899     Document Type: Conference Paper

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