• 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