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Leaping Control of Self-propelled Robotic Dolphin

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Motion Control of Biomimetic Swimming Robots

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Recent years have witnessed rapid progress in the bioinspired aquatic robots that usually use creatures as a source of inspiration.

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Yu, J., Tan, M. (2020). Leaping Control of Self-propelled Robotic Dolphin. In: Motion Control of Biomimetic Swimming Robots. Research on Intelligent Manufacturing. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8771-5_7

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