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可调节能源障碍的可调式昆虫规模跳跃器,用于多式联运机车
Qingkai Guo1, Yu Sun1, Tianxiang Zhang1
1School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China.
概括
工程师开发了一种新的昆虫规模的机器人跳跃者,灵感来自点击甲虫. 这种边界调节可调节的能量屏障 (BATE) 跳跃器在高度或距离模式中实现敏捷,连续的跳跃.
科学领域:
- 机器人技术 机器人技术 机器人技术
- 生物启发工程 生物启发工程
- 机械工程 机械工程
背景情况:
- 双形结构将缓慢的变形放大到快速跳跃的动作中,模仿昆虫.
- 现有的两位式跳跃器面临着能源障碍的挑战,限制了昆虫规模 (<20毫米) 的多式联动和连续跳跃.
研究的目的:
- 引入一种具有可调节能障碍的新型偏移曲可视化设计.
- 开发一种昆虫规模的边界驱动调节能障碍 (BATE) 跳跃器,能够进行多式联动和连续跳跃.
主要方法:
- 设计了一个具有反对称平衡状态和可调节的能量屏障的偏移曲折可变机制.
- 开发了一个边界驱动调节能障碍 (BATE) 跳跃器,机身长度降至15毫米.
- 在高度跳跃和距离跳跃模式以及敏捷的连续跳跃之间展示了转换.
主要成果:
- 该BATE跳跃器在高度跳跃模式 (高达12.7体长) 和距离跳跃模式 (高达20体长) 之间进行转换.
- 实现了敏捷的连续跳跃,能量释放/再储存时间在300ms内.
- 演示了BATE跳跃器实时状态检测.
结论:
- 这种新的双向式设计克服了先前跳跃器的局限性,使昆虫规模的多式联动和连续跳跃成为可能.
- BATE跳机表现出昆虫级别的性能,展示了探索和搜救应用的潜力.
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