简介:Thispaperpresentsamechanicalmodelofjumpingrobotbasedonthebiologicalmechanismanalysisoffrog.Bybiologicalobservationandkinematicanalysisthefrogjumpisdividedintotake-offphase,aerialphaseandlandingphase.Wefindthesimilartrajectoriesofhindlimbjointsduringjump,theimportanteffectoffootduringtake-offandtheroleofforelimbinsupportingthebody.Basedontheobservation,thefrogjumpissimplifiedandamechanicalmodelisputforward.Therobotlegisrepresentedbya4-barspring/linkagemechanismmodel,whichhasthreeDegreesofFreedom(DOF)athipjointandoneDOF(passive)attarsometatarsaljointonthefoot.TheshoulderandelbowjointseachhasoneDOFforthebalancingfunctionofarm.Thegroundreactionforceofthemodelisanalyzedandcomparedwiththatoffrogduringtake-off.Theresultsshowthatthemodelhasthesameadvantagesoflowlikelihoodofprematurelift-offandhighefficiencyasthefrog.Analysisresultsandthemodelcanbeemployedtodevelopandcontrolarobotcapableofmimickingthejumpingbehavioroffrog.
简介:Thetangentresistanceontheinterfaceofthesoil-moldboardisanimportantcomponentoftheresistancetomovingsoil.Wedevelopedsimplifiedmechanicalmodelstoanalyzethisresistance.Wefoundthatitiscomposedoftwocomponents,thefrictionalandadhesiveresistances.Thesetwocomponentsoriginatefromthesoilpore,whichinducedacapillarysuctioneffect,andthesoil-moldboardcontactareaproducedtangentadhesiveresistance.Thesetwocomponentsvarieddifferentlywithsoilmoisture.Thuswepredictedthatresistancereductionagainstsoilexertedonthenon-smoothbionicmoldboardismainlyduetotheeliminationofcapillarysuctionandthereductionofphysical-chemicaladsorptionofsoil.
简介:Whendevelopingahumanoidmyo-controlhand,notonlythemechanicalstructureshouldbeconsideredtoaffordahighdexterity,butalsothemyoelectric(electromyography,EMG)controlcapabilityshouldbetakenintoaccounttofullyaccomplishtheactuationtasks.Thispaperpresentsanovelhumanoidroboticmyocontrolhand(ARhandⅢ)whichadoptedanunderac-tuatedmechanismandaforearmmyocontrolEMGmethod.TheARhandⅢhasfivefingersand15joints,andactuatedbythreeembeddedmotors.Underactuationcanbefoundwithineachfingerandbetweentherestthreefingers(themiddlefinger,theringfingerandthelittlefinger)whenthehandisgraspingobjects.FortheEMGcontrol,twospecificmethodsareproposed:thethree-fingeredhandgestureconfigurationoftheARhandⅢandapatternclassificationmethodofEMGsignalsbasedonastatisticallearningalgorithm-SupportVectorMachine(SVM).Eighteenactivehandgesturesofatesteearerecognizedef-fectively,whichcanbedirectlymappedintothemotionsofARhandⅢ.Anon-lineEMGcontrolschemeisestablishedbasedontwodifferentdecisionfunctions:oneisforthediscriminationbetweentheidleandactivemodes,theotherisfortherecog-nitionoftheactivemodes.Asaresult,theARhandⅢcanswiftlyfollowthegestureinstructionsofthetesteewithatimedelaylessthan100ms.
简介:Anovelbionicswarmintelligencealgorithm,calledantcolonyalgorithmbasedonablackboardmechanism,isproposedtosolvetheautonomyanddynamicdeploymentofmobilessensornetworkseffectively.Ablackboardmechanismisintroducedintothesystemformakingpheromoneandcompletingthealgorithm.Everynode,whichcanbelookedasanant,makesoneinformationzoneinitsmemoryforcommunicatingwithothernodesandleavespheromone,whichiscreatedbyantitselfinnature.ThenantcolonytheoryisusedtofindtheoptimizationschemeforpathplanninganddeploymentofmobileWirelessSensorNetwork(WSN).Wetestthealgorithminadynamicandunconfigurableenvironment.Theresultsindicatethatthealgorithmcanreducethepowerconsumptionby13%averagely,enhancetheefficiencyofpathplanninganddeploymentofmobileWSNby15%averagely.
简介:Locomotionability,efficiencyandreliabilityarekeytargetsforagoodrobot.Thelinkagemechanismforrobotlocomotionisadiscontinuous-constraintmetamorphicmechanism.Herewesetupequationstopresentthediscontinuous-constraint,pointoutthatdrivingandcontrollingarethekeypointstoimprovetheperformanceandefficiencyofthelinkagemechanism.Inspiredbycontrollingstrategyofthemotornervoussysteminperipheralvertebraetothelocomotion,wedrawoffmotorcontrolanddrivestrategy.
简介:Inanattempttorealizeaflappingwingmicro-airvehiclewithmorphingwings,wereportonimprovementstoourpreviousfoldableartificialhindwing.Multiplehinges,whichwereimplementedtomimicthebendingzoneofabeetlehindwing,weremadeofsmallcompositehingeplatesandtinyaluminumrivets.Thebuck-tailsofrivetswereflaredafterthehingeplateswereassembledwiththerivetssothatthefolding/unfoldingmotionscouldbecompletedinlesstime,andthestraightshapeoftheartificialhindwingcouldbemaintainedafterfabrication.Foldingandunfoldingactionsweretriggeredbyelectrically-activatedShapeMemoryAlloy(SMA)wires.Forwingfolding,theactuationcharacteristicsoftheSMAwireactuatorweremodifiedthroughheattreatment.Throughaseriesofflappingtests,weconfirmedthattheartificialwingsdidnotfoldbackandarbitrarilyfluctuateduringtheflappingmotion.
简介:Bionicnon-smoothsurfaces(BNSS)canreducedrag.Muchattentionhasbeenpaidtothemechanismofshearstressreductionbyriblets.Themechanismofpressureforcereductionbybionicnon-smoothsurfacesonbodiesofrevolutionhasnotbeenwellinvestigated.InthisworkCFDsimulationhasrevealedthemechanismofdragreductionbyBNSS,whichmayworkinthreeways.First,BNSSonbodiesofrevolutionmaylowerthesurfacevelocityofthemedium,whichpreventsthesuddenspeedupofaironthecrosssection.Sothebottompressureofthemodelwouldnotbedisturbedsharply,resultinginlessenergylossanddragreduction.Second,themagnitudeofvorticityinducedbythebionicmodelbecomessmallerbecause,duetothesculpturing,thegrowthoftinyairbubblesisavoided.Thusthelargemomentofinertiainducedbylargeairbubbleisreduced.Thereductionofthevorticitycouldreducethedissipationoftheeddy.Sothepressureforcecouldalsobereduced.Third,thethicknessofthemomentumlayeronthemodelbecomeslesswhich,accordingtotherelationshipbetweenthedragcoefficientandthemomentumthickness,reducesdrag.
简介:Theobjectiveofthisstudyistoinvestigatethebiomechanicalfunctionsofthehumanankle-tootcomplexduringthestancephaseofwalking.Thethree-dimensional(3D)gaitmeasurementwasconductedbyusinga3Dinfraredmulti-camerasystemandaforceplatearraytorecordtheGroundReactionForces(GRF)andsegmentalmotionssimultaneously.Theankle-footcomplexwasmodelledasafour-segmentsystem,connectedbythreejoints:talocruraljoint,sub-talarjointandmetatarsophalangealjoint.Thesubject-specificjointorientationsandlocationsweredeterminedusingafunctionaljointmethodbasedontheparticleswarmoptimisationalgorithm.TheGRFmomentarmsandjointmomentsactingaroundthetalocruralandsub-talarjointswerecalculatedovertheentirestancephase.Theestimatedtalocruralandsub-talarjointlocationsshownoticeableobliquity.Thekinematicandkineticresultsstronglysuggestthatthehumanankle-footcomplexworksasamechanicalmechanismwithtwodifferentconfigurationsinstancephaseofwalking.TheseleadtoasignificantdecreaseintheGRFmomentarmstherebyincreasingtheeffectivemechanicaladvantagesoftheankleplantarflexormuscles.Thisreconfigurablemechanismenhancesmuscleeffectivenessduringlocomotionbymodulatingthegearratiooftheankleplantarflexormusclesinstance.Thisstudyalsorevealsmanyfactorsmaycontributetothelocomotorfunctionofthehumanankle-footcomplex,whichincludenotonlyitsre-configurablestructure,butalsoitsobliquelyarrangedjoints,thecharacteristicheel-to-toeCentreofPressure(COP)motionandalsothemediallyactingGRFpattern.Althoughthehumanankle-footstructureisimmenselycomplex,itseemsthatitsconfigurationandeachconstitutivecomponentarewelltunedtomaximiselocomotorefficiencyandalsotominimiseriskofinjury.Thisresultwouldadvanceourunderstandingofthelocomotorfunctionoftheankle-footcomplex,andalsotheintrinsicdesignoftheankle-footmusculoskeletalstructure.Moreover,this
简介:目的:构建带Myc标签的LC3B—PLA2基因的真核表达质粒,获得LC3B—PLA2融合蛋白,并应用LC3B—PLA2研究Atg4B对LC3B的切割作用。方法:以本实验室保存的乳腺文库为模板,PCR扩增获得LCgB序列,与PLA2G]O拼接后插入pCMV—Myc载体,用构建的重组质粒转染HEK293T细胞,Western印迹检测融合蛋白的表达,用LC3B—PLA2与Atg4B共转染的方法检测Atg4B对LC3B的切割作用。结果:菌液PCR、重组质粒双酶切及测序均表明重组质粒构建成功,Western印迹结果表明融合蛋白在HEK293T细胞中获得表达,LC3B—PLA2真核表达蛋白能够应用于Atg4B对LC3B切割作用的研究。结论:构建了pCMV—Myc—LC3B—PLA2真核表达质粒,LC3B—PLA2融合蛋白在Atg4B对LC3B切割作用的研究中至关重要,为进一步研究Atg4B在自噬过程中的作用奠定了基础。