软机器人用于太空应用:模块化金属电缆结构的冷性能
William Foster-Hall1, David J Harvey1, Ling Yin1
1The School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
Soft robotics
|September 10, 2025
概括
金属软机器人在极端寒冷中保持灵活性,使新的太空探索可能性成为可能. 新型金属结构在 -196°C下可靠运行,克服了冷环境的挑战.
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
- 太空工程 太空工程
背景情况:
- 软机器人系统为太空应用提供了优势,包括合规性和高效的资源使用.
- 极端的太空环境,特别是天体上的冷温度,对传统软机器人材料和性能构成重大挑战.
研究的目的:
- 为极端空间环境设计的基于金属的新型软机器人结构开发和特征化.
- 评估这些结构在冷条件下的性能和强度.
主要方法:
- 在液 (-196°C) 中压缩下模块行为的表征.
- 使用扫描电子显微镜 (SEM) 调查结构变化.
- 使用开发的模块构建和测试软机器人肢体.
主要成果:
- 金属软结构在 -196°C 保持灵活性,在 100 个周期内刚度仅增加 5%.
- 一个功能柔软的机器人肢体在 -196°C 的温度下成功执行了 2D 操纵和抓取任务.
- 在SEM分析中,没有发现微碎裂或变形,而颗粒结构的变化与冷加工不钢相一致.
结论:
- 金属软机器人结构在冷,模拟空间环境中表现出有希望的性能和稳定性.
- 这种设计方法为开发用于极端太空探索的功能性,可重新配置的软机器人提供了基础.
- 开发的结构克服了在极端温度下传统软系统的局限性.
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