弹性纤维编程用于软机器人的简化气动控制
Xiaoli Yang1, Tao Jin1, Shiwei Tian2
1Shanghai Key Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing and Robotics, School of Mechatronic Engineering and Automation, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China.
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
|April 24, 2025
概括
研究人员开发了一种使用嵌入式弹性纤维编程软机器人执行器的新方法. 这项创新简化了控制系统,并实现了多功能,具有成本效益的机器人应用.
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:
- 传统的气动软机器人通常需要复杂的控制系统,因为它们的结构和气动动力学是集成的.
- 从相同的模块中开发具有独特的可编程响应的软执行器是一个重大挑战.
研究的目的:
- 提出一种用于编程软执行器气动响应特征的新策略.
- 为了证明结构相同的软执行器模块可以通过嵌入的弹性纤维表现出独特的压力驱动反应.
主要方法:
- 将弹性纤维与特定材料和预拉伸比率嵌入软执行器模块中.
- 使用单个气动输入来实现编程软执行器的多步执行.
主要成果:
- 一个直径6毫米的执行器原型证明了2632%的负载比和225°/s的曲速度,材料成本低.
- 编程执行器可以实现多步执行,用于诸如管道爬行机器人,全向爬行器和抓器等应用.
- 该系统成功地将抓器适应了从10到450g的物体.
结论:
- 材料编程和机械智能的融合简化了软机器人的控制架构.
- 这种方法为开发可部署软机器人系统提供了可扩展和成本效益的途径.
- 开发的软执行器具有增强的功能和简化控制,为先进的软机器人应用铺平了道路.
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