Experimental research on locomotion characters of water strider and movement realization on a water strider robot

Water strider can slide agilely on water surface at high speed. To study its locomotion characters, movements of water strider are recorded by a high speed camera. The trajectories and angle variations of water strider leg are obtained from the photo series, and provide basic information for bionic...

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Published in2010 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics pp. 585 - 590
Main Authors Lan Wang, Tiehong Gao, Feng Gao, Yonghong Xue, Yu Wang
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.12.2010
Subjects
Cameras
Leg
Legged locomotion
Robot kinematics
Surface tension
Trajectory
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Summary:Water strider can slide agilely on water surface at high speed. To study its locomotion characters, movements of water strider are recorded by a high speed camera. The trajectories and angle variations of water strider leg are obtained from the photo series, and provide basic information for bionic robot design. Thus a water strider robot based on surface tension is proposed. The driving mechanism is designed to replicate the trajectory of water strider's middle leg.
ISBN:9781424493197
1424493196
DOI:10.1109/ROBIO.2010.5723391