Design of Heavy-Load Soft Robots Based on a Dual Biomimetic Structure.

Liu Yang, Zhilei Zhang, Zengzhi Zhang, Yuzhong Lou, Shijie Han, Jiaqi Liu, Liu Fang, Shangsheng Zhang

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Article in Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Liu YangSchool of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China.

Zhilei ZhangSchool of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China.

Zengzhi ZhangSchool of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China.

Yuzhong LouSchool of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China.

Shijie HanSchool of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China.

Jiaqi LiuSchool of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China.

Liu FangDepartment of Information Engineering, Ordos Institute of Applied Technology, Ordos 017000, China.

Shangsheng ZhangSchool of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China.ORCID 0009-0007-5015-4269

Funding

the National Nature Science Foundation of China 50772131

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study first draws inspiration from the dual biomimetic design of plant cell walls and honeycomb structures, drawing on their structural characteristics to design a flexible shell structure that can achieve significant deformation and withstand large loads. Based on the staggered bonding of this flexible shell structure, we propose a new design scheme for a large-load pneumatic soft arm and establish a mathematical model for its flexibility and load capacity. The extension and bending deformation of this new type of soft arm come from the geometric variability of flexible shell structures, which can be controlled through two switches, namely, deflation and inflation, to achieve extension or bending actions. The experimental results show that under a driving pressure within the range of 150 kpa, the maximum elongation of the soft arm reaches 23.17 cm, the maximum bending angle is 94.2 degrees, and the maximum load is 2.83 N. This type of soft arm designed based on dual bionic inspiration can have both a high load capacity and flexibility. The research results provide new ideas and methods for the development of high-load soft arms, which are expected to expand from laboratories to multiple fields.

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biomimetic machineflexibilityhigh loadpneumatic drivesoftware machine

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PMID39056839

DOI10.3390/biomimetics9070398

PMCPMC11274447

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