插入和播放的原木模块具有多用途的变形模式
Chao Zhang1,2, Zhuang Zhang1,3, Yun Peng4
1School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310030, China.
Nature communications
|July 19, 2023
概括
研究人员为软机器人开发了一种基于原木的新型模块,通过控制空气压力实现七种不同的运动模式. 这种插即用系统为复杂的机器人任务提供了多功能变形.
科学领域:
- 机器人与机械工程 机器人与机械工程
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
背景情况:
- 工程系统中的运动依赖于对象的变形,包括曲,扭曲和延伸.
- 可控制的变形机制对于开发多功能机器人至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为软机器人创建一种全新,多用途的变形单元.
- 通过单个模块实现解的基本和组合运动模式.
主要方法:
- 开发一个基于原木的气动驱动模块.
- 使用各种加压方案,精确控制变形模式.
- 组装和集成模块,以实现插件功能.
主要成果:
- 原创模块展示了七种不同的运动模式:三种基本 (曲,扭曲,收缩/延伸) 和四种组合.
- 模块显示了插即用特性,允许在运行期间组装.
- 成功演示了软机器人使用这些模块执行复杂任务.
结论:
- 开发的基于原木的模块为软机器人提供了多功能,多用途的变形能力.
- 这一创新为需要复杂运动的软机器人应用开辟了新的途径.
- 插即用性质促进了软机器人系统的快速原型设计和适应.
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