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Paper-based Pneumatic Locomotive Robot with Sticky Actuator
- Source :
- MATEC Web of Conferences, Vol 42, p 03014 (2016)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- EDP Sciences, 2016.
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Abstract
- Demands for small-scale and low-cost robots have witnessed a great increase in recent years [1–5]. This paper introduces the design and fabrication of a novel, simple, low-cost and designer-friendly locomotive robot. The materials and tools to build the robot originate from everyday life. The robot is pneumatically powered and manually controlled by simply pumping and vacuuming the syringe repeatedly, which realizes reliable locomotion by folding and opening of the planes. In order to realize this complicated motion, a “3D Sticky Actuator” is developed. The motion and force analysis of actuator are then modelled by the numerical method to develop the relations between design parameters. This suggests a systematic and user interactive way of manufacturing various shapes of the actuator, depending on user-defined road condition (e.g. obstacles and slopes) and other constraints. One key advantage of the paper-based robot is suggested by its high feasibility.
- Subjects :
- Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TA1-2040
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- Language :
- English, French
- ISSN :
- 2261236X and 20164203
- Volume :
- 42
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- MATEC Web of Conferences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.46c9e148014286b7173a976df661cb
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20164203014