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Peltier-based freeze-thaw connector for waterborne self-assembly systems
- Source :
- Cutting Edge Robotics 2010, IROS
- Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- We present a novel type of inter-module connection mechanism for waterborne modular robotic systems. The proposed mechanism exploits the thermoelectric effect to cool down and freeze the water between two modules thus causes them to attach to each other. We validate the feasibility of this mechanism by embedding a Peltier heat pump (m = 0.8 g) in two types of cm scale self-assembly systems, one in which the modules are free to move and one in which the modules are linked together by hinges. Our experimental results demonstrate that the proposed Peltier-based connector has (a) a high bond strength/weight ratio for a rather large range of temperatures and (b) is rather robust against misalignments between docking modules, making it a useful alternative to current connection mechanisms for small scale low autonomy self-assembly systems.
- Subjects :
- Engineering
1707 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
business.industry
Bond strength
10009 Department of Informatics
2208 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Hinge
Mechanical engineering
2207 Control and Systems Engineering
1702 Artificial Intelligence
Modular design
000 Computer science, knowledge & systems
Coolant
law.invention
Cable gland
law
Thermoelectric effect
Embedding
business
Heat pump
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Cutting Edge Robotics 2010, IROS
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2a784b744d2d88788971e2c67a869b8b