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A continuous jumping robot on water mimicking water striders

  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Aiming at mimicking the jumping locomotion of water striders, a new continuous jumping robot on water is proposed. Compared with the horizontal rowing motion, the jumping capability of water striders is challengeable to imitate, since the impact force on water is easy to cause the sinking of the robot. In this paper, a jumping mechanism based on springs is designed to produce a large thrust for the robot to jump. The shape of supporting legs and center of gravity of the robot are carefully designed so that the robot can jump on the surface continuously and smoothly. Influences of several critical factors, including the area of supporting legs, spring stiffness and jumping angle, on jump performance are analyzed by means of dynamic simulation and experiments. The fabricated robot weighs about 10.2 g and can continuously jump on water with the maximum leap height and length of 120 mm and 410 mm, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2016 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2016
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages4686-4691
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781467380263
DOIs
StatePublished - 8 Jun 2016
Event2016 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2016 - Stockholm, Sweden
Duration: 16 May 201621 May 2016

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
Volume2016-June
ISSN (Print)1050-4729

Conference

Conference2016 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2016
Country/TerritorySweden
CityStockholm
Period16/05/1621/05/16

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