在单个造步骤中集成设计和制造气动软机器人执行器
Afonso Silva1, Diogo Fonseca1, Diogo M Neto1
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Coimbra, CEMMPRE, ARISE, Coimbra, Portugal.
Cyborg and bionic systems (Washington, D.C.)
|July 18, 2024
概括
本研究引入了一种简化,单步方法,用于设计和制造气动软执行器,大大降低成本和监督. 这一创新加速了可适应的生物灵感软机器人的开发.
科学领域:
- 机器人技术 机器人技术 机器人技术
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
- 机械工程 机械工程
背景情况:
- 生物灵感软机器人提供适应性,但面临设计和制造方面的挑战.
- 目前的方法耗时,昂贵,需要广泛的监督.
- 代工作流程限制了软机器人开发的可访问性和速度.
研究的目的:
- 为设计和制造气动软执行器制定一个综合的,单步骤的方法.
- 为了减少软机器人制造所需的时间,成本和监督.
- 提高软机器人技术的可访问性和多功能性.
主要方法:
- 用于打印模具和牺牲水溶性空心的化丝制造.
- 采用加热水电路,以有效地溶解和去除核心材料.
- 包含有限元分析来定义执行器的机械性能和不均的横截面.
主要成果:
- 在单个造步骤中成功制造了具有不均横截面的气动软执行器.
- 演示了减少代和执行器制造的最小监督要求.
- 开发并展示了使用新型执行器的三种独特的生物灵感软机器人 ( inspired-earthworm, 4-legged, gripper).
结论:
- 拟议的综合方法显著加速软机器人设计和制造.
- 这种方法提高了软执行器的可用性和多功能性.
- 这项研究有助于使软机器人更容易获得和更具成本效益.
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