佐博格:对赛博格甲虫的按需爬控制
Lachlan Fitzgerald1, H Nhan Le1, Robbie S Wilson2
1School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia.
概括
研究人员开发了ZoBorg,这是一只能够爬上垂直墙壁的机器人. 这种生物灵感的机器人可以在复杂的地形上导航,克服障碍物并通过电刺激过渡到墙壁.
科学领域:
- 机器人技术 机器人技术 机器人技术
- 生物启发工程 生物启发工程
- 昆虫的运动 昆虫的运动
背景情况:
- 陆地机器人需要表面过渡能力,以便在复杂的环境中导航.
- 人工昆虫规模的机器人在复制垂直表面过渡时面临重大挑战.
研究的目的:
- 引入创新的控制方案,使昆虫规模的机器人能够爬上墙壁.
- 为了证明一个机器人甲虫 (ZoBorg) 从水平表面过渡到垂直墙壁的能力.
主要方法:
- 利用机器人甲虫 (Zophobas morio) 的自然属性,包括其柔性-刚性结构,柔性脚,利的爪子和嵌入式传感器.
- 实施电刺激以启动垂直墙壁登.
- 测试障碍物穿越能力,包括5毫米和8毫米的步骤.
主要成果:
- ZoBorg成功地跨越了低调的障碍物 (5和8毫米的步骤) 超过92%的成功率在1秒以下.
- 电刺激使ZoBorg能够在5秒内过渡到垂直墙壁,成功率为71.2%.
- 机器人展示了敏捷的机动,适应性,低功耗和低成本.
结论:
- 开发的控制方案和生物灵感设计使昆虫规模的机器人能够执行具有挑战性的表面过渡.
- ZoBorg在穿越复杂环境,包括垂直墙壁的能力,在搜救任务中具有潜在的应用.
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