水上滑冰迷你机器人,由声泡驱动
Hyeonseok Song1, Daegeun Kim2, Sangkug Chung3
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea.
Micromachines
|May 27, 2023
概括
本研究介绍了一个小型滑水机器人,用于环境监测. 它使用声气泡诱导的微流进行推进,使其能够探索复杂的水生环境.
科学领域:
- 机器人技术 机器人技术 机器人技术
- 微流体学 微流体学
- 声学工程 声学工程
背景情况:
- 微型机器人对于探索狭窄和危险的环境至关重要.
- 表面张力和微流体现象提供了独特的推进机会.
研究的目的:
- 设计和演示一个能够在水上滑冰的微型机器人.
- 研究用于机器人推进和机动性的声气泡诱导的微流.
主要方法:
- 使用挤压聚烯绝缘材料 (XPS) 和特管制造小型机器人的制造.
- 通过声学激发被困的气泡产生推进力,诱导微流.
- 在不同的频率和电压下对线性和旋转运动进行系统测试.
主要成果:
- 推进速度与应用于电压成正比.
- 最佳推进发生在特定的共振频率下,这取决于气泡体积和管子长度.
- 证明了选择性气泡激发用于可控的机动和2D导航.
结论:
- 水上滑冰机器人有效地利用声学微流来进行运动.
- 机器人具有可控制的线性,旋转和二维导航能力.
- 这项技术对在小而复杂的水生环境中进行环境监测具有前景.
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