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Bioinspired Soft Robot with Incorporated Microelectrodes
Published on: February 28, 2020
Design considerations for an underwater soft-robot inspired from marine invertebrates
Michael Krieg1, Isaac Sledge, Kamran Mohseni
1Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, USA. Institute for Networked Autonomous Systems, University of Florida, USA.
Abstract:
This article serves as an overview of the unique challenges and opportunities made possible by a soft, jellyfish inspired, underwater robot. We include a description of internal pressure modeling as it relates to propulsive performance, leading to a desired energy-minimizing volume flux program. Strategies for determining optimal actuator placement derived from biological body motions are presented. In addition a feedback mechanism inspired by the epidermal line sensory system of cephalopods is presented, whereby internal pressure distribution can be used to determine pertinent deformation parameters.

