A design for a dynamic biomimetic sonarhead inspired by horseshoe bats.

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：:Passive exoskeletons have potential advantages in reducing metabolic energy cost. We consider a passive elastic exoskeleton (peEXO) providing hip flexion moment to assist hip flexors during walking, our goal is to use a biomechanical model to explore the biological mechanics and energetics of the hip joint muscle-tend...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Chen W,Wu S,Zhou T,Xiong C

更新日期：2018-12-04 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：:Performance metrics such as speed, cost of transport, and stability are the driving factors behind gait selection in legged locomotion. To help understand the effect of gait on the performance and dynamics of small-scale ambulation, we explore four quadrupedal gaits over a wide range of stride frequencies on a 1.43 g,...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Goldberg B,Doshi N,Jayaram K,Wood RJ

更新日期：2017-06-15 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：:In the field of human motor control, the motor synergy hypothesis explains how humans simplify body control dimensionality by coordinating groups of muscles, called motor synergies, instead of controlling muscles independently. In most applications of motor synergies to low-dimensional control in robotics, motor syner...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Fu KC,Dalla Libera F,Ishiguro H

更新日期：2015-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The finite element modeling (FEM) space reported here contains the head of a simulated whale based on CT data sets as well as physical measurements of sound-propagation characteristics of actual tissue samples. Simulated sound sources placed inside and outside of an adult male Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostri...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Cranford TW,Krysl P,Hildebrand JA

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The miniaturization of microrobots is accompanied by limitations of signaling, sensing and agility. Control of a swarm of simple microrobots has to cope with such constraints in a way which still guarantees the accomplishment of a task. A recently proposed communication method, which is based on the coupling of signal...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Hartbauer M,Römer H

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Animals have demonstrated the ability to move through, across and over some of the most daunting environments on earth. This versatility and adaptability stems from their capacity to alter their locomotion dynamics and employ disparate locomotion modalities to suit the terrain at hand. As with modalities such as runni...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Miller BD,Rivera PR,Dickson JD,Clark JE

更新日期：2015-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we describe the first steps in the design of a synthetic biological system based on the use of genetically modified bacteria to detect elevated pressures in soils and respond by cementing soil particles. Such a system might, for example, enable a self- constructed foundation to form in response to load ...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Dade-Robertson M,Mitrani H,Corral JR,Zhang M,Hernan L,Guyet A,Wipat A

更新日期：2018-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:It is of interest to exploit the insight from the lateral line system of fish for flow sensing applications. In this paper, a novel fish canal lateral line-inspired pressure difference sensor is proposed by embedding an ionic polymer-metal composite (IPMC) sensor within a canal filled with viscous fluid. Such a sensor...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Sharif MA,Tan X

更新日期：2019-07-29 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：:A woodpecker is known to drum the hard woody surface of a tree at a rate of 18 to 22 times per second with a deceleration of 1200 g, yet with no sign of blackout or brain damage. As a model in nature, a woodpecker is studied to find clues to develop a shock-absorbing system for micromachined devices. Its advanced shoc...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Yoon SH,Park S

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we describe our research on bio-inspired locomotion systems using deformable structures and smart materials, concretely shape memory alloys (SMAs). These types of materials allow us to explore the possibility of building motor-less and gear-less robots. A swimming underwater fish-like robot has been dev...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Rossi C,Colorado J,Coral W,Barrientos A

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Civil structures, such as buildings and bridges, are constantly at risk of failure due to external environmental loads, such as earthquakes or strong winds. To minimize the effects of these loads, active feedback control systems have been proposed but such systems still face numerous challenges which impede their wide...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Peckens CA,Cook I,Fogg C

更新日期：2019-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Fiber reinforced elastomeric enclosures (FREEs) are soft pneumatic actuators that can contract and generate forces upon pressurization. Typical engineering applications utilize FREEs in their straight cylindrical configuration and derive actuation displacement and forces from their ends. However, there are several ins...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Singh G,Xiao C,Hsiao-Wecksler ET,Krishnan G

更新日期：2018-04-18 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：:Polymer nanocomposites render a range of outstanding materials from natural products such as silk, sea shells and bones, to synthesized nanoclay or carbon nanotube reinforced polymer systems. In contrast to the fast expanding interest in this type of material, the fundamental mechanisms of their mixing, phase behavior...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Xiao S,Peter C,Kremer K

更新日期：2016-09-13 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：:The Venus flytrap uses bistability, the structural characteristic of its leaf, to actuate the leaf's rapid closing motion for catching its prey. This paper presents a flytrap-inspired robot and novel actuation mechanism that exploits the structural characteristics of this structure and a developable surface. We focus ...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Kim SW,Koh JS,Lee JG,Ryu J,Cho M,Cho KJ

更新日期：2014-09-01 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：:Insects are the main source of inspiration for flapping-wing micro air vehicles (FWMAVs). They frequently encounter wind gust perturbations in natural environments, and effectively cope with these perturbations. Here, we investigated the rapid gust response of flies to instruct the gust stability design of FWMAVs. A n...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Gu M,Wu J,Zhang Y

更新日期：2020-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Nano-structured colorful zinc oxide (ZnO) replicas were produced using the wings of the Ideopsis similis butterfly as templates. The ZnO replicas we obtained exhibit iridescence, which was clearly observed under an optical microscope (OM). Field emission scanning electron microscope analysis shows that all the microst...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Zhang W,Zhang D,Fan T,Ding J,Gu J,Guo Q,Ogawa H

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study presents the replication of a color-causing nanostructure based on the upper laminae of numerous cover scales of Morpho peleides butterfly wings and obtained solely by imprinting their upper-wing surfaces. Our results indicate that a simple casting technique using a novel integrated release agent can obtain...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Zobl S,Salvenmoser W,Schwerte T,Gebeshuber IC,Schreiner M

更新日期：2016-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we present a numerical model capable of solving the fluid-structure interaction problems involved in the dynamics of skeleton-reinforced fish fins. In this model, the fluid dynamics is simulated by solving the Navier-Stokes equations using a finite-volume method based on an overset, multi-block structur...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Shi G,Xiao Q,Zhu Q,Liao W

更新日期：2019-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The complex motion abilities of the Octopus vulgaris have been an intriguing research topic for biologists and roboticists alike. Various studies have been conducted on the underlying control architectures employed by these high dimensional biological organisms. Researchers have attempted to replicate these architectu...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Thuruthel TG,Falotico E,Renda F,Flash T,Laschi C

更新日期：2019-04-24 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：:A novel approach to fabricating and testing artificial insect wings has been developed. Utilizing these new techniques, locally harvested hawk moth (Manduca sexta) forewings are compared to engineered forewings with varying wing structures. A number of small, flexible engineered forewings were fabricated with identica...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Moses KC,Michaels SC,Willis M,Quinn RD

更新日期：2017-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Randomness is common in biological and artificial systems, resulting either from stochasticity of the environment or noise in organisms or devices themselves. In locomotor control, randomness is typically considered a nuisance. For example, during dynamic walking, randomness in stochastic terrain leads to metastable d...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Xuan Q,Li C

更新日期：2020-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The pursuit of a high lift force for insect-scale flapping-wing micro aerial vehicles (FMAVs) requires that their artificial wings possess biomimetic wing features which are close to those of their natural counterpart. In this work, we present both fabrication and testing methods for artificial insect wings with biomi...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Liu Z,Yan X,Qi M,Zhu Y,Huang D,Zhang X,Lin L

更新日期：2017-09-26 00:00:00