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仿生工程学报(英文版)

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仿生工程学报(英文版)/Journal Journal of Bionic EngineeringCSCDCSTPCDEISCI
查看更多>>本刊办刊宗旨是为仿生科学与工程领域中的新思想、新发现、新理论和新技术提供交流的平台。主要报道涉及仿生科学与工程所有方面的原始论文和综述,包括动植物仿生工程方面的基础研究,以及这些基础研究在工程技术和设计方面的应用。
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    Review on the Research Progress and Application of IPMC Sensors

    Gengying WangYi SunAihong JiGuoXiao Yin...
    2687-2716页
    查看更多>>摘要:Ionic Polymer Metal Composites(IPMCs)are considered important electroactive polymers that have recently attracted the attention of the scientific community owing to their simple structure,adaptable form,high degree of flexibility,and biocompatibility during their utilization as sensing elements.Along these lines,in this work,the recent developments in performance optimization,model construction,and applications of IPMC sensors were reported.Different methods were introduced to enhance the sensitivity,preparation efficiency,and stability of the IPMC sensors including optimising the electrode and substrate membrane preparation,as well as implementing structural and shape modifications,etc.The IPMC sensing model,which serves as the theoretical foundation for the IPMC sensor,was summarized herein to offer directions for future application research activities.The applications of these sensors in a wide range of areas were also reviewed,such as wearable electronic devices,flow sensors,humidity sensors,energy harvesting devices,etc.

    Piezoelectric Field Effect Transistors(Piezo-FETs)for Bionic MEMS Sensors:A Literature Review

    Chang GeHuawei Chen
    2717-2729页
    查看更多>>摘要:This paper presents a literature review exploring the potential of piezoelectric field-effect transistors(piezo-FETs)as bionic microelectromechanical systems(MEMS).First,piezo-FETs are introduced as bionic counterparts to natural mechanore-ceptors,highlighting their classic configuration and working principles.Then,this paper summarizes the existing research on piezo-FETs as sensors for pressure,inertial,and acoustic sensors.Material selections,design characteristics,and key performance metrics are reviewed to demonstrate the advantage of piezo-FETs over traditional piezoelectric sensors.After identifying the limitations in these existing studies,this paper proposes using bionic piezoelectric coupling structures in piezo-FETs to further enhance the sensing capabilities of these artificial mechanoreceptors.Experimentally validated manufacturing methods for the newly proposed piezo-FET structures are also reviewed,pointing out a novel,feasible,and impactful research direction on these bionic piezoelectric MEMS sensors.

    Exploring the Potential of ChatGPT for Finding Engineering Biomimetic Solutions:A Theoretical Framework and Practical Insights

    Ibrahim H.YeterHortense Le Ferrand
    2730-2744页
    查看更多>>摘要:Biomimicry is an interdisciplinary field that aims to provide sustainable solutions to technical issues.However,learners often encounter challenges in the application of biomimicry due to the multidisciplinary requisites and abstract thinking skills required.Although multiple hands-on activities and teaching strategies have been explored,significant obstacles remain.Recently,generative artificial intelligent tools have become readily accessible to the general public,among which is ChatGPT.ChatGPT is known for generating detailed responses to user inquiries and has demonstrated efficacy in enhancing learning,although its specific application to biomimicry education has yet to be explored.To bridge this knowl-edge gap,this study seeks to evaluate the capabilities of ChatGPT in helping its users identify biomimetic solutions.It is found that the effectiveness of ChatGPT in biomimicry education significantly depends on the user's ability to formulate knowledgeable and effective prompts.Although,a novice user can use ChatGPT to get a fundamental overview of the technical challenge and explore potential sources of bioinspiration.The study proposes a theoretical framework to guide users in the effective use of ChatGPT for biomimicry education and application.In addition,users are cautioned against ChatGPT responses and advised to employ it as a tool to complement their own knowledge gaps.The results from this study can offer insights for teachers and self-directed learners on the effective use of prompts in ChatGPT for biomimicry education.Future investigations will seek to validate this framework by evaluating users'experiences and feedback on its application in creating prototypes.

    Design and Motion Characteristics of a Ray-Inspired Micro-Robot Made of Magnetic Film

    Jiaqing ChangQiaolin SongRuhe LiRongchang Xu...
    2745-2758页
    查看更多>>摘要:Biomimetic micro-robot technology based on non-contact and cable-free magnetic actuation has become one of the crucial focuses of future biomedical research and micro-industrial development.Inspired by the motion characteristics of ray fish,this article proposes a micro-robot with magnetic controlled bionic ray structure.The micro-robot is made of soft elastic materials such as poly dimethyl siloxane(PDMS),Ethylene-Propylene-Diene Monomer(EPDM),and magnetic material Neodymium Iron Boron(NdFeB)nanoparticles.The external driving magnetic field is a periodic oscillating magnetic field generated by a Helmholtz coil.In order to verify the feasibility of the ray-inspired micro-robot,the motion principle was analyzed and several experiments were carried out.Experimental results demonstrated that the ray-inspired micro-robot can excellently mimic the crucial swimming characteristics of rays under the driving force of a oscillating magnetic field with an intensity of 5 mT and a frequency of 5 Hz,the swimming speed of the biomimetic micro-robot can reach nearly 2 body lengths per second.Analysis shows that the speed and stability of the micro-robot primarily depends not only on the amplitude and frequency of the vertical oscillating magnetic field,but also on the magnitude of the horizontal uni-form magnetic field.This article demonstrates that the designed biomimetic micro-robot has the potential application of remotely performing specialized tasks in confined,complex environments such as microchannel-based scenarios.

    Bionic Jumping of Humanoid Robot via Online Centroid Trajectory Optimization and High Dynamic Motion Controller

    Xiangji WangWei GuoZhicheng HeRongchao Li...
    2759-2778页
    查看更多>>摘要:The dynamic motion capability of humanoid robots is a key indicator for evaluating their performance.Jumping,as a typi-cal dynamic motion,is of great significance for enhancing the robot's flexibility and terrain adaptability in unstructured environments.However,achieving high-dynamic jumping control of humanoid robots has become a challenge due to the high degree of freedom and strongly coupled dynamic characteristics.The idea for this paper originated from the human response process to jumping commands,aiming to achieve online trajectory optimization and jumping motion control of humanoid robots.Firstly,we employ nonlinear optimization in combination with the Single Rigid Body Model(SRBM)to generate a robot's Center of Mass(CoM)trajectory that complies with physical constraints and minimizes the angular momentum of the CoM.Then,a Model Predictive Controller(MPC)is designed to track and control the CoM trajectory,obtaining the required contact forces at the robot's feet.Finally,a Whole-Body Controller(WBC)is used to generate full-body joint motion trajectories and driving torques,based on the prioritized sequence of tasks designed for the jumping process.The control framework proposed in this paper considers the dynamic characteristics of the robot's jumping process,with a focus on improving the real-time performance of trajectory optimization and the robustness of controller.Simulation and experimental results demonstrate that our robot successfully executed high jump motions,long jump motions and continuous jump motions under complex working conditions.

    A Biomimetic Wheel-Track Wall-Climbing Robot Based on Rolling Adsorption Mechanism

    Kai CaoJiajun XuHuan ShenMengcheng Zhao...
    2779-2791页
    查看更多>>摘要:Wall climbing robots have a wide range of applications in the field of transportation,petrochemicals,aerial construction,and other monitoring prospects;however,for complex defects on the wall,it is easy for the robot to fall off from attach-ment.This paper puts forward the bionic wheel-tracked rolling adsorption wall-climbing robots.The paper designs flexible material as sealing material for the negative pressure chamber of wall-climbing robots through the imitation of the biologi-cal mechanism of the insect adhesion pads.The material has the advantages of wear resistance,strong wall adaptability,large load,simple structure,etc.,and it has a highly reliable and stable adsorption ability on unstructured and complex walls.The mathematical model of adsorption of the wall-crawling robot is constructed in different wall environments,and the kinematic analysis is carried out.The influence of the leakage on the adsorption capacity due to the deformation of the flexible sealing material,defects of the wall surface and the air ducts formed under different roughnesses is analyzed.Through the fabrication and experiment of the prototype,the correctness of the theoretical analysis is verified.The mea-sured load capacity of the robot is 2.47 times its own weight,and it has great obstacle-crossing ability.

    Multi-Sensor Fusion for State Estimation and Control of Cable-Driven Soft Robots

    Jie MaJinzhou LiYan YangWenjing Hu...
    2792-2803页
    查看更多>>摘要:Cable-driven soft robots exhibit complex deformations,making state estimation challenging.Hence,this paper develops a multi-sensor fusion approach using a gradient descent strategy to estimate the weighting coefficients.These coefficients combine measurements from proprioceptive sensors,such as resistive flex sensors,to determine the bending angle.Addition-ally,the fusion strategy adopted provides robust state estimates,overcoming mismatches between the flex sensors and soft robot dimensions.Furthermore,a nonlinear differentiator is introduced to filter the differentiated sensor signals to address noise and irrational values generated by the Analog-to-Digital Converter.A rational polynomial equation is also introduced to compensate for temperature drift exhibited by the resistive flex sensors,which affect the accuracy of state estimation and control.The processed multi-sensor data is then utilized in an improved PD controller for closed-loop control of the soft robot.The controller incorporates the nonlinear differentiator and drift compensation,enhancing tracking performance.Experimental results validate the effectiveness of the integrated approach,demonstrating improved tracking accuracy and robustness compared to traditional PD controllers.

    Thrust and Drag Estimation of a Tensegrity Robotic Tuna by Linear Acceleration Analysis in Terms of Averaged Equation of Motion

    Hongzhou JiangYanwen Liu
    2804-2816页
    查看更多>>摘要:The averaged equation of motion for linear acceleration in the BCF swimming mode was derived using the Elongated Body Theory(EBT)through time averaging.An analytical solution for the linear acceleration swimming velocity was obtained,revealing that the average velocity follows a hyperbolic tangent function of time,which can be considered a semi-empirical formula for linear acceleration swimming.The formula's parameters,such as the steady swimming veloc-ity and the acceleration time constant,can be determined by conducting experiments on linear acceleration,enabling the estimation of drag coefficient,effective added mass,thrust,and drag force.We developed a tensegrity robotic tuna and conducted a linear acceleration experiment.The results confirmed both the averaged equation of motion and its empirical formula,indicating that the formula is not limited by EBT and can be extended to large amplitude swimming and thun-niform swimmers with large aspect ratio caudal fins.This provides researchers with an efficient and easy-to-implement method to estimate the swimming thrust and drag forces through linear acceleration experiments,without the need for complex and expensive flow field and force measurement equipment.

    Research on Gait Switching Method Based on Speed Requirement

    Weijun TianKuiyue ZhouJian SongXu Li...
    2817-2829页
    查看更多>>摘要:Real-time gait switching of quadruped robot with speed change is a difficult problem in the field of robot research.It is a novel solution to apply reinforcement learning method to the quadruped robot problem.In this paper,a quadruped robot simulation platform is built based on Robot Operating System(ROS).openai-gym is used as the RL framework,and Proximal Policy Optimization(PPO)algorithm is used for quadruped robot gait switching.The training task is to train different gait parameters according to different speed input,including gait type,gait cycle,gait offset,and gait interval.Then,the trained gait parameters are used as the input of the Model Predictive Control(MPC)controller,and the joint forces/torques are calculated by the MPC controller.The calculated joint forces are transmitted to the joint motor of the quadruped robot to control the joint rotation,and the gait switching of the quadruped robot under different speeds is realized.Thus,it can more realistically imitate the gait transformation of animals,walking at very low speed,trotting at medium speed and galloping at high speed.In this paper,a variety of factors affecting the gait training of quadruped robot are integrated,and many aspects of reward constraints are used,including velocity reward,time reward,energy reward and balance reward.Different weights are given to each reward,and the instant reward at each step of system training is obtained by multiplying each reward with its own weight,which ensures the reliability of training results.At the same time,multiple groups of comparative analysis simulation experiments are carried out.The results show that the priority of balance reward,velocity reward,energy reward and time reward decreases successively and the weight of each reward does not exceed 0.5.When the policy network and the value network are designed,a three-layer neural network is used,the number of neurons in each layer is 64 and the discount factor is 0.99,the training effect is better.

    Motion Attitude and Aerodynamic Characteristics Research of Flapping Wings Driven by Micro Servoactuator

    Tianyou MaoBosong DuanBihui YinChuangqiang Guo...
    2830-2846页
    查看更多>>摘要:Compared to the traditional flapping-wing structure with single motion mode,a micro servoactuator driven Flapping-Wing Air Vehicle(FWAV)breaks free from the limitations imposed by the motion parameters of the crank-connecting rod mechanism.It allows for simultaneous control of wings'position and velocity attitude through pulse width modula-tion,showcasing unrivaled controllability and promising extensive applications.However,this method of motion control also brings new challenges to the design of the wings'motion parameters.This study seeks to investigate the relationship between the motion parameters of micro servoactuator driven FWAV and its aerodynamic characteristics,then explore a servo control method that can optimize its thrust-producing performance.To achieve this,this paper involves the establish-ment of Amplitude Loss Model(ALM),Flapping Wing Dynamic Model(FWDM),and Power Load Model(PLM),fol-lowed by motion capture experiments,dynamic monitoring experiments,and power monitoring experiments.Experimental results show that the proposed modeling method,which fully considers the amplitude loss effect and advanced twisting effect in flapping-wing motion,can accurately calculate thrust,power,and power load,with prediction errors of less than 10%,5%and 13%,respectively.This high-precision model can effectively optimize motion parameters,allowing for better performance of flapping-wing motion.