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Experimental Study of Snake-Like Locomotion of a Three-Link Mechanism

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IUTAM Symposium on Vibration Control of Nonlinear Mechanisms and Structures

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Snake-like locomotion of a three-link mechanism equipped with actuators is considered. The results of experimental investigations are presented and compared with those prescribed by theory.

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Chernousko, F.L., Pfeiffer, F., Sobolev, N.A. (2005). Experimental Study of Snake-Like Locomotion of a Three-Link Mechanism. In: Ulbrich, H., GÃœnthner, W. (eds) IUTAM Symposium on Vibration Control of Nonlinear Mechanisms and Structures. Solid Mechanics and its Applications, vol 130. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4161-6_12

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