Trout-like multifunctional piezoelectric robotic fish and energy harvester
David Tan, Yucheng Wang, Eetu Kohtanen, Alper Ertürk
Abstract
and a bluff body diameter of 28.6 mm. Such low-power electricity can find applications to power small sensors of the robotic fish in scenarios such as ecological monitoring, among others.
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