| Project/Area Number |
26870727
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Aquatic life science
Intelligent mechanics/Mechanical systems
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| Research Institution | Kansai University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
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| Keywords | 汎用ロボットハンド / 真空吸着グリッパ / 生体模倣 / タコ / 微細構造 / 吸盤 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In industrial field, the robots transfer or assemble the various shapes of industrial parts and products. If we can use a universal gripper, the fabrication efficiency becomes higher. Therefore, we proposed an Octopus bio-inspired vacuum gripper, since the octopus can grasp the objects using flexible suction cups and arms. In this study, we evaluated the performance of gripper with funnel, micro bumps and micro grooves imitating Octopus. The gripper with micro bumps generated high adhesive force. Moreover, the peel strength was increased. The gripper with funnel and micro grooves has higher flexibility than the gripper without micro structure. The structure imitating Octopus suction cup improves the performance of vacuum gripper.
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