Liquid crystal elastomer strips as soft crawlers

DOI10.1016/j.jmps.2015.07.017zbMath1481.76023arXiv1602.02368OpenAlexW2164520650MaRDI QIDQ2670205

Giovanni Noselli, Paolo Gidoni, Antonio De Simone

Publication date: 10 March 2022

Published in: Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1602.02368

zbMATH Keywords

liquid crystal elastomerscrawling motilitydirectional surfacesfrictional interactionssoft biomimetic robots

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Friction in solid mechanics (74M10) Liquid crystals (76A15)

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