Bioinspired Actuators and Sensors
Author:   Minoru Taya (University of Washington) ,  Elizabeth Van Volkenburgh (University of Washington) ,  Makoto Mizunami (Hokkaido University, Japan) ,  Shûhei Nomura
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781107065383


Pages:   536
Publication Date:   13 October 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Minoru Taya (University of Washington) ,  Elizabeth Van Volkenburgh (University of Washington) ,  Makoto Mizunami (Hokkaido University, Japan) ,  Shûhei Nomura
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 18.00cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 25.20cm
Weight:   1.240kg
ISBN:  

9781107065383


ISBN 10:   1107065380
Pages:   536
Publication Date:   13 October 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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1. Introduction; 2. Principles of structural organization and functions in biological species; 3. Sensory and motor systems of the living world; 4. Synthetic sensing materials and sensors; 5. Synthetic active materials and actuators; 6. Bioinspired designs of sensors, actuators; 7. Design of autonomous systems.

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Minoru Taya is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington and Director of the Center for Intelligent Materials and Systems (CIMS). Makoto Mizunami is Professor in the Faculty of Science at Hokkaido University and Vice-Chairman of the Japanese Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry. Shûhei Nomura is Senior Curator of the Division of Terrestrial Invertebrates in the Department of Zoology at the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo. He is also Vice-President of the Coleopterological Society of Japan. E. Van Volkenburgh is Professor of Biology at the University of Washington. She is also President of the Society for Plant Signalling and Behaviour and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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