Biomimetic photo-actuation: Sensing, control and actuation in sun-tracking plants

Bioinspiration and Biomimetics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Dicker, M P M ^a   Rossiter, J M ^a   Bond, I P ^a   Weaver, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

heliotropism; hydrogel; photobase

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS; HYDROGELS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

ACTUATION MECHANISM; COMPOSITE HYDROGELS; HELIOTROPISM; MULTI-FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURES; PHOTOBASE; SELECTION OF MATERIALS; SENSING AND CONTROL SYSTEM; SIGNAL TRANSMISSION;

BIOMIMETIC PROCESSES;

ASTRONOMY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMIMETICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEVICES; ENERGY TRANSFER; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; MALVA; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; RADIATION RESPONSE; SOLAR ENERGY; TRANSDUCER;

BIOMIMETICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; MALVA; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; PLANT LEAVES; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR SYSTEM; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 84906228701     PISSN: 17483182     EISSN: 17483190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-3182/9/3/036015     Document Type: Article

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