2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Control of environmentally robust and autonomously moving microrobot powered by insect muscle.
| Project/Area Number |
22860020
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Intelligent mechanics/Mechanical systems
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| Research Institution | Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
AKIYAMA Yoshitake 東京農工大学, 大学院・生物システム応用科学府, 特任助教 (80585878)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2011
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| Keywords | マイクロロボット / 昆虫 / バイオアクチュエータ |
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| Research Abstract |
A microrobot powered by a dorsal vessel, which is a heart tissue of an insect, was fabricated and its control method was also examined. The microrobot which was fabricated by assembling the dorsal vessel to a microstructure made of silicone rubber moved autonomously in the designed direction. Next, beatings of the dorsal vessel were quantified using optical flow analysis. Electrical stimulation based on the results made the dorsal vessel beat at the constant frequency.
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