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Hoang Vu Phan^1,2, Hoon Cheol Park^1,2

¹Department of Smart Vehicle Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, South Korea. vu113@konkuk.ac.kr hcpark@konkuk.ac.kr.

Science (New York, N.Y.)

|December 4, 2020

Resumen

Las alas traseras del escarabajo usan pliegues similares a los de un origami para absorber los golpes durante las colisiones de vuelo. Esta absorción de golpes permite una recuperación rápida, un mecanismo replicado con éxito en un ala robótica.

Área de la Ciencia:

Biomecánica
La robótica
El vuelo de los insectos

Sus antecedentes:

Los escarabajos doblan las alas traseras bajo el elytra en reposo.
Las alas traseras se despliegan pasivamente para el vuelo, actuando como una membrana plana.
Los pliegues similares al origami están presentes en las alas traseras de los escarabajos.

Objetivo del estudio:

Investigar la función de los pliegues similares al origami en las alas traseras del escarabajo rinoceronte.
Determinar el papel de estos pliegues en el manejo de colisiones en vuelo.
Aplicar este mecanismo biológico a los sistemas de vuelo robóticos.

Principales métodos:

Despliegue y configuraciones de despliegue observados durante el vuelo.
Analizó el impacto de las colisiones en la estructura del ala y la recuperación.
Desarrolló y probó un ala robótica inspirada en el escarabajo que incorpora el mecanismo plegable.

Principales resultados:

Los pliegues de origami proporcionan una absorción de choque crucial durante las colisiones en vuelo.
El ala se derrumba a lo largo de los pliegues al impacto y rápidamente vuelve a tomar forma.
Los impactos de colisión se amortiguan, lo que permite una rápida recuperación del vuelo.
El ala robótica demostró un vuelo seguro después de la colisión utilizando el mecanismo implementado.

Conclusiones:

El mecanismo de plegado similar al origami en las alas traseras del escarabajo es vital para la resistencia a la colisión.
Este sistema de absorción de choques biológicos mejora la estabilidad de vuelo y la recuperación.
El estudio tradujo con éxito un mecanismo biológico para mejorar la seguridad del vuelo robótico.

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