On the energetics of quadrupedal running: predicting the metabolic cost of transport via a flexible-torso model.

abstract：:Small birds and mammals commonly minimize respiratory heat loss with reciprocating counterflow exchangers in their nasal passageways. These animals extract heat from the air in an exhalation to warm those passageways and then use that heat to warm the subsequent inhalation. Although the near-constant volume of buildin...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Vogel S

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent developments in the design and propulsion of biomimetic autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) have focused on boxfish as models (e.g. Deng and Avadhanula 2005 Biomimetic micro underwater vehicle with oscillating fin propulsion: system design and force measurement Proc. 2005 IEEE Int. Conf. Robot. Auto. (Barcelo...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Blake RW,Ng H,Chan KH,Li J

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Films of conducting polymers when used as electrodes in an electrolytic solution oxidize and reduce under the flow of anodic and cathodic currents, respectively. The electrochemical reactions induce conformational movements of the chains, generation or destruction of free volume and interchange of ions and solvent wit...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Otero TF

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that animals can use neural and sensory feedback via vision, tactile sensing, and echolocation to negotiate obstacles. Similarly, most robots use deliberate or reactive planning to avoid obstacles, which relies on prior knowledge or high-fidelity sensing of the environment. However, during dynamic loc...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Gart SW,Yan C,Othayoth R,Ren Z,Li C

更新日期：2018-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Research on quadrupedal robots inspired by canids or felids have been widely reported and demonstrated. However, none of these legged robots can deal with difficult environments that include water, such as small lakes, streams, rain, mud, flooded terrain, etc. In this paper, we present for the first time a kinematic a...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Li Y,Fish F,Chen Y,Ren T,Zhou J

更新日期：2019-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Voltage gating is essential to the computational ability of neurons. We show this effect can be mimicked in a solid-state nanopore by functionalizing the pore interior with a redox active molecule. We study the integration of an active biological molecule-a quinone-into a solid state nanopore, and its subsequent induc...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Pevarnik M,Cui W,Yemenicioglu S,Rofeh J,Theogarajan L

更新日期：2017-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Conducting polymer actuators based on polypyrrole are being developed for use in biorobotic fins that are designed to create and control forces like the pectoral fin of the bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus). It is envisioned that trilayer bending actuators will be used within, and as, the fin's webbing to create ...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Tangorra J,Anquetil P,Fofonoff T,Chen A,Del Zio M,Hunter I

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specialized sensory hairs are important biological sensors for arthropods to detect and recognize environmental conditions including acoustic, pressure and airflow signals. However, the present design methodology of such biomimic micro devices are mainly depending on shape mimicking, which greatly restricts their perf...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Wang Y,Zhao J,Xia Y,Liu P

更新日期：2020-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Electric fish are privileged animals for bio-inspiring man-built autonomous systems since they have a multimodal sense that allows underwater navigation, object classification and intraspecific communication. Although there are taxon dependent variations adapted to different environments, this multimodal system can be...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Caputi AA

更新日期：2017-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents the stability analysis of the leading edge spar of a flapping wing unmanned air vehicle with a compliant spine inserted in it. The compliant spine is a mechanism that was designed to be flexible during the upstroke and stiff during the downstroke. Inserting a variable stiffness mechanism into the l...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Wissa A,Calogero J,Wereley N,Hubbard JE Jr,Frecker M

更新日期：2015-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Biological surfaces are multifunctional interfaces between the organisms and their environment. Properties such as the wettability and adhesion of particles are linked to the micro- and nanostructures of their surfaces. In this study, we used plant and artificial surfaces covered with wax crystals to develop a low-cos...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Koch K,Schulte AJ,Fischer A,Gorb SN,Barthlott W

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bats display a wide variety of behaviors that require different amounts of aerodynamic force. To control and modulate aerodynamic force, bats change wing kinematics, which, in turn, may change the power required for wing motion. There are many kinematic mechanisms that bats, and other flapping animals, can use to incr...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Bahlman JW,Swartz SM,Breuer KS

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silk produced by the silkworm Bombyx mori is an attractive material because of its luster, smooth and soft texture, conspicuous mechanical strength, good biocompatibility, slow biodegradation, and carbon neutral synthesis. Silkworms have been domesticated and bred for production of better quality and quantity of silk,...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Shimizu K

更新日期：2018-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Robotic systems are becoming more ubiquitous, whether on land, in the air, or in water. In the aquatic realm, aquatic drones including ROVs (remotely operated vehicles) and AUVs (autonomous underwater vehicles) have opened new opportunities to investigate the ocean depths. However, these technologies have limitations ...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Fish FE

更新日期：2020-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Locomotion at low Reynolds numbers encounters stringent physical constraints due to the dominance of viscous over inertial forces. A variety of swimming microorganisms has demonstrated diverse strategies to generate self-propulsion in the absence of inertia. In particular, ameboid and euglenoid movements exploit shape...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Silverberg O,Demir E,Mishler G,Hosoume B,Trivedi NR,Tisch C,Plascencia D,Pak OS,Araci IE

更新日期：2020-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Puncturing blood vessels during percutaneous intervention in minimally invasive brain surgery can be a life threatening complication. Embedding a forward looking sensor in a rigid needle has been proposed to tackle this problem but, when using a rigid needle, the procedure needs to be interrupted and the needle extrac...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Virdyawan V,Oldfield M,Rodriguez Y Baena F

更新日期：2018-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The propulsive dynamics of a flexible undulating foil in a self-propelled swimming configuration near a wall is studied experimentally. Measurements of the swimming speed and the propulsive force are presented, together with image acquisition of the kinematics of the foil and particle image velocimetry (PIV) in its wa...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Fernández-Prats R,Raspa V,Thiria B,Huera-Huarte F,Godoy-Diana R

更新日期：2015-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work, we exploit a computational model of human pre-attentive vision to guide the descent of a spacecraft on extraterrestrial bodies. Providing the spacecraft with high degrees of autonomy is a challenge for future space missions. Up to present, major effort in this research field has been concentrated in haza...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Schiavone G,Izzo D,Simões LF,de Croon GC

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Structural hierarchy and complex 3D architecture are characteristics of biological photonic designs that are challenging to reproduce in synthetic materials. Top-down lithography allows for designer patterning of arbitrary shapes, but is largely restricted to planar 2D structures. Self-assembly techniques facilitate e...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Burgess IB,Aizenberg J,Lončar M

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we study the behavioral response of rats to a robotic rat during multi-rat interaction. Experiments are conducted in an open-field where a robotic rat called WR-5 is put together with three laboratory rats. WR-5 is following one rat (target), while avoiding the other two rats (outside observers) during ...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Shi Q,Ishii H,Tanaka K,Sugahara Y,Takanishi A,Okabayashi S,Huang Q,Fukuda T

更新日期：2015-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Aiming to produce bioinspired impact and puncture resistant materials, the mesocarp of the Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) was characterized. The mesocarp composition was investigated by chemical extraction and its microstructure was analyzed by optical microscopy and microtomography (microCT). A compression test ev...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Sonego M,Fleck C,Pessan LA

更新日期：2019-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:It is quite difficult for android robots to replicate the numerous and various types of human facial expressions owing to limitations in terms of space, mechanisms, and materials. This situation could be improved with greater knowledge regarding these expressions and their deformation rules, i.e. by using the biomimet...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Ishihara H,Ota N,Asada M

更新日期：2017-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Starting from biological systems, we review the interest of active perception for object recognition in an autonomous system. Foveated vision and control of the eye saccade introduce strong benefits related to the differentiation of a 'what' pathway recognizing some local parts in the image and a 'where' pathway relat...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Hoang K,Pitti A,Goudou JF,Dufour JY,Gaussier P

更新日期：2020-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:In a lower extremity musculoskeletal leg, the actuation kinematics define the interaction of the actuators with each other and the environment. Design of such a kinematic chain is challenging due to the existence of the redundant biarticular actuators which simultaneously act on two joints, generating a parallel mecha...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Nejadfard A,Schütz S,Mianowski K,Vonwirth P,Berns K

更新日期：2019-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:While insect grooming has been observed and documented for over one hundred years, we present the first quantitative analysis of this highly dynamic process. Pollinating insects, like honey bees, purposely cover themselves with millions of pollen particles that, if left ungroomed, would make sensing and controlled fli...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Amador GJ,Matherne M,Waller D,Mathews M,Gorb SN,Hu DL

更新日期：2017-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Designing bio-inspired, multifunctional organic-inorganic composite materials is one of the most popular current research objectives. Due to the high complexity of biocomposite structures found in nacre and bone, for example, a one-pot scalable and versatile synthesis approach addressing structural key features of bio...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Tritschler U,Cölfen H

更新日期：2016-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Walking is the most common terrestrial form of locomotion in animals. Its great versatility and flexibility has led to many attempts at building walking machines with similar capabilities. The control of walking is an active research area both in neurobiology and robotics, with a large and growing body of work. This p...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Buschmann T,Ewald A,von Twickel A,Büschges A

更新日期：2015-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The flight performance of insects is strongly affected by the deformation of the wing during a stroke cycle. Many insects therefore use both active and passive mechanisms to control the deformation of their wings in flight. Several studies have focused on the wing kinematics, and plenty is known about the mechanism of...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Rajabi H,Ghoroubi N,Darvizeh A,Dirks JH,Appel E,Gorb SN

更新日期：2015-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel dual-differential four-bar flapping mechanism that can accurately emulate insect wing kinematics in all three degrees of freedom (translation, rotation and stroke plane deviation) is developed. The mechanism is specifically designed to be simple and scalable such that it can be utilized on an insect-based flap...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Seshadri P,Benedict M,Chopra I

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autonomic self-healing materials, where initiation of repair is integral to the material, are being developed for engineering applications. This bio-inspired concept offers the designer an ability to incorporate secondary functional materials capable of counteracting service degradation whilst still achieving the prim...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Trask RS,Williams HR,Bond IP

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00