一个滚动的软机器人,由本地快速穿过曲驱动
Pengfei Yang1, Yuqing Mao1, Hong Liu1
1School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, China.
Soft robotics
|December 12, 2024
概括
这项研究介绍了一种新的滚动软机器人,利用快速穿来提高速度和能源效率. 该机器人在多样化和复杂的地形上表现出了显著的适应能力.
科学领域:
- 机器人技术 机器人技术 机器人技术
- 软机器人软机器人 软机器人软机器人
- 机械工程 机械工程
背景情况:
- 现有的滚动软机器人在平衡机动车速,能源效率和地形适应性方面面临着挑战.
- 当前设计的局限性阻碍了它们在各种环境条件下的性能.
研究的目的:
- 提出和分析一款由本地快速穿越曲驱动的新型滚动软机器人.
- 为了提高软机器人的机动性能,速度和能源效率.
- 调查和验证机器人适应复杂地形的适应性.
主要方法:
- 开发一个滚动软机器人,使用可变结构来增强机动.
- 建立基于分叉和能量原理的理论框架来分析滚动机制.
- 试验调查和验证负载位置和几何参数对滚动性能的影响.
主要成果:
- 软机器人可以实现每秒0.95个身体长度 (BL/s) 的运动速度.
- 由于滚动过程中的稳定配置,观察到最小的能量损失.
- 在复杂的地形上表现出适应能力,包括爬上15毫米的台阶,驾驶18.36°的斜坡,穿越90毫米的间隙 (0.443 BL).
结论:
- 拟议的滚动软机器人由快速曲驱动,提供卓越的机车运动速度和能源效率.
- 机器人对具有挑战性和复杂的地形表现出显著的适应能力.
- 这项研究为探索和医学应用的滚动软机器人技术的未来发展提供了宝贵的见解和灵感.
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