DocumentCode
631882
Title
Hyper flexible robot with variable stiffness and shape
Author
Tadakuma, Kenjiro ; Arimie, Erick Fernando Moya ; Tadakuma, Riichiro
Author_Institution
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Osaka Univ., Suita, Japan
fYear
2013
fDate
9-12 July 2013
Firstpage
1318
Lastpage
1323
Abstract
This paper describes a hyper flexible morphing mobile agent. The agent has flexible gel states and can change its shape via a magnetic field. An initial prototype agent has been developed, the basic performances and characteristics, movement, and ability to change shape and stiffness of which have been confirmed through experiments. This hyper flexible morphing mobile agent can move into narrow spaces and change its shape to perform useful work, exploiting its morphing nature.
Keywords
elasticity; flexible structures; magnetic fields; mobile agents; mobile robots; robot dynamics; flexible gel states; hyper flexible morphing mobile agent; initial prototype agent; magnetic field; variable shape; variable stiffness; Conferences; Crystals; Electrodes; Magnetic fields; Mobile agents; Prototypes; Shape;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on
Conference_Location
Wollongong, NSW
ISSN
2159-6247
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-5319-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/AIM.2013.6584277
Filename
6584277
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