4 accepted papers
Lampreys’ posterior dual dorsal fins can function as a thrust booster. In addition, the fin-fin interaction of these dorsal fins enables utilization of the energy from the wake, making this species one of the most efficient swimmers. Thus, this dorsal fin configuration can serve as a great source of
In this letter, we present an approach to study the behavior of compliant plates in granular media and optimize the performance of a robot that utilizes this technique for mobility. From previous work and fundamental tests on thin plate force generation inside granular media, we introduce an origami
This letter addresses the kinematic modeling and control of hyper-redundant robots inspired by the octopus arm. We propose a discrete multi-segment model in which each segment is a 6-DoF Gough-Stewart parallel platform. Our model is novel in that it can reproduce all generic motions of an octopus ar
Vibration-driven locomotion has been widely used for crawling robot studies. Such robots usually have a vibration motor as the actuator and a fibrillar structure for providing directional friction on the substrate. However, there has not been any studies about the effect of fiber structure on robot…