Design, analysis, and simulation of a planar serial–parallel mechanism for a compliant robotic fish with variable stiffness
Biological evidence suggests that fish use muscles to stiffen their bodies and improve their swimming performance. Inspired by this phenomenon, we propose a planar serial–parallel mechanism with variable stiffness to mimic a swimming fish. Based on Lighthill’s elongated-body theory, we present a gen...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2016-08-01
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Series: | Advances in Mechanical Engineering |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1687814016660927 |