一个柔软的两Voxel类型的四肢机器人,基于原始灵活球的罗姆比克十二方体的原始灵活球
1School of Mechanical and Material Engineering, North China University of Technology, Beijing 100144, China.
Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland)
|August 28, 2024
概括
这项研究介绍了一种由原始灵活球制成的新型软两机器人. 这种机器人可以在陆地和水下移动,展示了软机器人的新方法.
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:
- 软机器人在适应性和安全性方面比刚性机器人提供了优势.
- 开发能够在陆地和水下环境之间无过渡的两机器人仍然是一个挑战.
- 灵感来自于Origami的结构为机器人应用提供了独特的机械性能.
研究的目的:
- 为了介绍一款新的voxel类型软两机器人.
- 从理论上建模原木弹性球的变形机制.
- 展示机器人在各种环境中的能力.
主要方法:
- 理论建模原木弹性球的几何和弹性.
- 使用软弹性材料的3D打印制造了一个四足机器人.
- 实验验证机器人在水上和陆地上运动的验证.
主要成果:
- 建立了原始弹性球的几何和弹性构成模型.
- 揭示了柔性球的零能量存储和准零刚性特征.
- 展示了一种14球灵活的四足机器人,能够在平坦,沙和水下地形上行走/爬行.
- 突出了机器人因其空洞结构而适应水静压和电流的适应性.
结论:
- 原始弹性球因其独特的机械性能而适用于软机器人元件.
- 沃克塞尔型软两机器人展示了多功能性和易于制造的性能.
- 该机器人显示出在海洋和陆地环境中各种应用的潜力.
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