Biomimetic flexible plate actuators are faster and more efficient with a passive attachment

DOI10.1007/S10409-016-0592-0MaRDI QIDQ529396zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Yong-Cai Geng, Sumit K. Garg

Publication date 18 May 2017

Published in Acta Mechanica Sinica (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/s10409-016-0592-0

zbMATH Keywords

fluid-structure interactionlattice Boltzmannpiezoelectric actuatorbiomimeticflexible platerobotic fish

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Electromagnetic effects in solid mechanics (74F15) Large-strain, rate-independent theories of plasticity (including nonlinear plasticity) (74C15)

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