A pressure difference sensor inspired by fish canal lateral line.

abstract：:Natural fish have evolved with an excellent swimming performance after millions of years. Based on the flexible features of the pectoral fin, this paper focuses on the kinematics and hydrodynamics of the fin when fish are swimming stably in still water in labriform mode. The locomotion mechanism based on the morpholog...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Weng J,Zhu Y,Du X,Yang G,Hu D

更新日期：2019-12-04 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：: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：: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：:Most insects with smooth or hairy adhesive pads have very little problems in attaching to smooth substrates. A careful selection of surface roughness, however, can effectively limit the contact area of the adhesive organs with the surface. In comparison to conventional toxin-based insect repelling methods, biologicall...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Graf C,Kesel AB,Gorb EV,Gorb SN,Dirks JH

更新日期：2018-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Nacre-mimetic epoxy matrix composites reinforced with readily available micron-sized high aspect ratio C-glass flakes were fabricated by a relatively simple, single-step, scalable, time, cost and man-power effective processing strategy: hot-press assisted slip casting (HASC). HASC enables the fabrication of preferenti...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Guner SN,Dericioglu AF

更新日期：2016-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Many kinds of bio-inspired tasks have been tested with swarm robotics and task partitioning is one of the challenging subjects. In nature, it is well known that some colonies of social insects such as honeybees, termites, and ants use task partitioning strategies for their survival. In this paper, we demonstrate an ef...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Lee W,Kim D

更新日期：2017-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Over many decades the biological surfaces of aquatic swimmers have been studied for their potential as drag reducing surfaces. The hydrodynamic benefit of riblets, or grooves embedded parallel to the flow which appear on surfaces such as shark skin, have been well documented. However the skin of dolphins is embedded w...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Lang AW,Jones EM,Afroz F

更新日期：2017-02-10 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：: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：: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：:This paper describes the design, fabrication and locomotion of a starfish robot whose locomotion principle is derived from a starfish. The starfish robot has a number of tentacles or arms extending from its central body in the form of a disk, like the topology of a real starfish. The arm, which is a soft and composite...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Jin H,Dong E,Alici G,Mao S,Min X,Liu C,Low KH,Yang J

更新日期：2016-09-09 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：: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：:This paper details the development of a nano-scale (>15 cm) robotic samara, or winged seed. The design of prototypes inspired by naturally occurring geometries is presented along with a detailed experimental process which elucidates similarities between mechanical and robotic samara flight dynamics. The helical trajec...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Ulrich ER,Pines DJ,Humbert JS

更新日期：2010-12-01 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：: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：: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：:We report on the development of a robot's dynamic locomotion based on a template which fits the robot's natural dynamics. The developed template is a low degree-of-freedom planar model for running with rolling contact, which we call rolling spring loaded inverted pendulum (R-SLIP). Originating from a reduced-order mod...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Huang KJ,Huang CK,Lin PC

更新日期：2014-10-07 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：:Leading-edge tubercles on a humpback whale flipper are known to enhance its hydrodynamic performance at post-stall angles of attack (Miklosovic et al 2004 Phys. Fluids 16 39-42). We investigate vortical structures above a three-dimensional wing with tubercles using surface-oil-flow visualization and particle image vel...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Kim H,Kim J,Choi H

更新日期：2018-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper introduces a novel, bioinspired manipulator for minimally invasive surgery (MIS). The manipulator is entirely composed of soft materials, and it has been designed to provide similar motion capabilities as the octopus's arm in order to reach the surgical target while exploiting its whole length to actively i...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Ranzani T,Gerboni G,Cianchetti M,Menciassi A

更新日期：2015-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Burst-and-coast swimming is an intermittent mode of locomotion used by various fish species. The intermittent gait has been associated with certain advantages such as stabilizing the visual field, improved sensing ability, and reduced energy expenditure. We investigate burst-coast swimming in rummy nose tetra fish (He...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Ashraf I,Van Wassenbergh S,Verma S

更新日期：2020-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Flight initiation is fundamental for survival, escape from predators and lifting payload from one place to another in biological fliers and can be broadly classified into jumping and non-jumping takeoffs. During jumping takeoffs, the legs generate most of the initial impulse. Whereas the wings generate most of the for...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Bode-Oke AT,Zeyghami S,Dong H

更新日期：2017-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumatic artificial muscles (PAMs) are actuators known for their high power to weight ratio, natural compliance and light weight. Due to these advantages, PAMs have been used for orthotic devices and robotic limbs. Small scale PAMs have the same advantages, as well as requiring greatly reduced volumes with potential ...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Pillsbury TE,Kothera CS,Wereley NM

更新日期：2015-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Biomimetics, the transfer of functional principles from living systems into product designs, is increasingly being utilized by engineers. Nevertheless, recurring problems must be overcome if it is to avoid becoming a short-lived fad. Here we assess the efficiency and suitability of methods typically employed by examin...

journal_title：Bioinspiration & biomimetics

authors： Wolff JO,Wells D,Reid CR,Blamires SJ

更新日期：2017-09-26 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：: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：: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：: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