A novel jellyfish-like biomimetic microrobot

Biomimetic microrobots with multiple degrees of freedom that can swim smoothly in water are important topics in the field of underwater monitoring for applications such as pollution detection and video mapping. We proposed a new jellyfish-like biomimetic underwater microrobot using shape memory actu...

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Published in2010 IEEE/ICME International Conference on Complex Medical Engineering pp. 277 - 281
Main Authors Liwei Shi, Shuxiang Guo, Asaka, Kinji
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Japanese
Published IEEE 01.07.2010
Subjects
Actuators
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Polymers
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ISBN1424468418
9781424468416
DOI10.1109/ICCME.2010.5558830

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Summary:Biomimetic microrobots with multiple degrees of freedom that can swim smoothly in water are important topics in the field of underwater monitoring for applications such as pollution detection and video mapping. We proposed a new jellyfish-like biomimetic underwater microrobot using shape memory actuator (SMA). It moves like a jellyfish when floating and sinking and has two pectoral fins to realize the swimming motion. We developed a prototype of this jellyfish-like biomimetic microrobot and evaluated the floating and swimming speeds experimentally. This microrobot had better performance in floating than the previous model did. Also it could obtain 50 mm/s of swimming speed. It had better flexibility, balance and load ability than its predecessor.
ISBN:1424468418
9781424468416
DOI:10.1109/ICCME.2010.5558830