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Barry A. Trimmer

2 accepted papers

2017

Soft foam robot with caterpillar-inspired gait regimes for terrestrial locomotion

IROS 2017poster

Caterpillars are the soft bodied larvae of lepidopteran insects. They have evolved to occupy an extremely diverse range of natural environments and to locomote in complex three-dimensional structures without articulated joint or hydrostatic control. These animals make excellent bio-inspiration for t…

Cited by 21SourceScholar
2016

Autonomous decentralized control for soft-bodied caterpillar-like modular robot exploiting large and continuum deformation

IROS 2016poster

Building robots from soft materials provides opportunities to create more robust and adaptive designs: soft bodies can conform to complex shapes in the environment and they are able to cushion shocks and store elastic energy. The challenge, however, remains to control highly deformable moveable stru…

Cited by 15SourceScholar