Title :
Scaling in microrobots
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mechano-Inf., Tokyo Univ., Japan
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/IROS.1995.526161
