在具有流动流体的灵活管道中,一个空洞的外格子软机器人
Di Guo1, Yiqiang Wang1, Zhan Kang1
1State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis, Optimization and CAE Software for Industrial Equipment, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China.
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
|March 27, 2025
概括
一个新的空心软机器人通过流体流动的管道导航,确保运行连续性. 这种类似虫的机器人可以执行检查和维护任务,而不会堵塞管道.
科学领域:
- 机器人技术 机器人技术 机器人技术
- 机械工程 机械工程
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
背景情况:
- 现有的管道机器人阻碍了流体流动,阻碍了系统运行.
- 需要非干扰性机器人来检查和维护运营管道中的管道.
研究的目的:
- 设计一种创新的软机器人,用于管道爬行,流体流动不受阻碍.
- 开发一个能够在各种管道条件下执行检查和维护任务的机器人.
主要方法:
- 设计了一个带有中央气动执行器的空洞外晶格软机器人.
- 通过晶格外的辐射变形实现了类似地的运动.
- 利用地对地接触来提高承载能力.
主要成果:
- 机器人爬行在流体流动的管道中,保持不受阻碍的通行.
- 实现了类似地的机动,适应各种管道类型 (摩擦,形状,曲率).
- 检查设备的无操作和运输能力已经证明.
结论:
- 空洞软机器人为管道检查和维护提供了一个不干扰的解决方案.
- 在医疗保健,航空和石油/天然气运输领域的潜在应用.
- 未来的工作可能会通过先进的材料和制造来提高可扩展性和适用性.
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