Design and analysis of active fluid-and-cellular solid composites for controllable stiffness robotic elements

Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2009. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves 107-108). === The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the use of a new class of materials for realizing soft robots. Specifically, meso-scale composites--...

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Main Author: Cheng, Nadia G. (Nadia Gen San)
Other Authors: Karl Iagnemma.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/50574