太空机器人无臂通过形状记忆合金驱动
Tiziana Biasutti1, Daniela Rigamonti1, Emanuele Casciaro1
1Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Aerospaziali, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy.
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
|November 28, 2023
概括
这项研究开发了一种使用仿生设计的空间应用的新型,没有链的玻璃镜. 灵活的复合结构与嵌入的NiTi电线使检查在难以进入的区域.
科学领域:
- 机器人和太空工程 机器人和太空工程
- 生物模拟设计的设计
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
背景情况:
- 远程操作和灵活的机器人对于太空探索至关重要.
- 目前的设计在访问封闭或复杂的外星环境方面面临限制.
- 宇航员的车外活动受到重量和体积限制的限制.
研究的目的:
- 为太空应用设计一种新的,没有链的玻璃镜.
- 为了提高灵活性和机动性,利用仿生原理.
- 为了最大限度地减少重量和体积,以实现高效的太空部署.
主要方法:
- 使用纤维增强复合材料开发了一种连续的脊柱外骨架.
- 集成的- (NiTi) 线作为嵌入式子用于执行.
- 利用有限元分析进行设计优化和原型测试.
主要成果:
- 原型展示了显著的曲能力,可以延长到达.
- 该结构保持了足够的刚性,以有效地启动NiTi线.
- 确定了优化的设计参数,电线配置和制造技术.
结论:
- 生物仿真玻璃镜设计为太空检查任务提供了一个有前途的解决方案.
- 复合材料和NiTi执行器的组合提供了一个轻量级和灵活的机器人系统.
- 进一步开发可以增强对挑战性太空探索任务的能力.
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