DocumentCode
300185
Title
Scaling in microrobots
Author
Shimoyama, Isao
Author_Institution
Dept. of Mechano-Inf., Tokyo Univ., Japan
Volume
2
fYear
1995
fDate
5-9 Aug 1995
Firstpage
208
Abstract
This paper discusses suitable mechanisms and functions of a microrobot from the point of view of scale effects. Several assumptions are made using animal scaling. The results show that suitable mechanisms and functions may be different from those of a conventional robot
Keywords
micromechanical devices; robots; animal scaling; microrobots; robots; Animals; Biological system modeling; Coils; Electrostatic actuators; Fabrication; Insects; Leg; Robots; Torque; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Intelligent Robots and Systems 95. 'Human Robot Interaction and Cooperative Robots', Proceedings. 1995 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
Conference_Location
Pittsburgh, PA
Print_ISBN
0-8186-7108-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IROS.1995.526161
Filename
526161
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