自主微观机器通过局部电子脉冲合的协调行为
Milad Taghavi1, Wei Wang2,3,4, Kyubum Shim1
1Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
Science robotics
|November 27, 2024
概括
微观机器现在可以使用脉冲合的互补金属氧化物半导体振荡器进行同步. 这一突破使得先进的微型机器人群功能,如药物输送和环境修复等可扩展的协调.
科学领域:
- 微/纳米工程 微/纳米工程
- 机器人技术 机器人技术 机器人技术
- 电气工程 电气工程
背景情况:
- 微观机器为向药物输送,手术和环境修复提供了潜在的潜力.
- 微型机器中的协调集体行为受到可扩展的同步策略的限制.
- 实现新兴行为需要同步的自主微观单元.
研究的目的:
- 为自主微观单元开发可扩展的同步策略.
- 为了使微型机器人群中的合作性新兴行为成为可能.
- 为了克服集体微观机器功能中的关键障碍.
主要方法:
- 设计了具有机械元件的低功率互补金属氧化物半导体 (CMOS) 振荡器.
- 利用脉冲合的电子信号来实现振荡器间的相位移动.
- 在不同的振荡器连接拓和干扰下测试了同步.
主要成果:
- 使用脉冲合的CMOS振荡器演示了可扩展的同步.
- 与最快的振荡器 (领袖) 实现了系统同步.
- 在切断的子组中表现出对干扰和同步的强度.
结论:
- 脉冲合的CMOS振荡器为可扩展的微观单位同步提供了切实的解决方案.
- 这一进步使先进的微型机器人群功能能够实现以前无法实现的功能.
- 开辟了自主流体运输,化学反应和微观结构的可能性.
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