Bert Vuylsteke,Louise Dumon,Jan Detand et al.
Bert Vuylsteke et al.
This study explores the professionalization of the rising design engineering discipline, called 'biodesign'. Despite its potential for circular, regenerative solutions, its industrial application remains limited. To address this challenge, ...
Alberto Lolli,Giovanni Corsi,Barbara Mazzolai et al.
Alberto Lolli et al.
This study investigates the aerodynamics of a bio-inspired samara seed through high-fidelity numerical simulations, employing an overset mesh method to fully resolve its six-degree-of-freedom (6-DOF) motion. Coupled fluid and rigid body dyn...
Eva Marie Koczur,Bethany M Parkinson,Mary I Frecker et al.
Eva Marie Koczur et al.
Woodpeckers are known for their distinctive drumming behavior used to forage for food and attract mates. During drumming, woodpeckers endure decelerations up to 1200 G's without developing apparent brain injuries. Because of this extraordin...
Vortex Dynamics from Burst-and-Coast Motion of Anguilliform and Carangiform Swimmers [0.03%]
anguilliform和carangiform游泳者的爆破-巡航运动的涡动力学
Zahra Maleksabet,Maham Kamran,Ali Tarokh et al.
Zahra Maleksabet et al.
Fish perform various propulsive maneuvers while swimming by generating traveling waves along their bodies and producing thrust through tail strokes. Anguilliform swimmers spread motion along the body, while carangiform swimmers' motion is m...
Structural Design of a Mobile Robot Based on Feline Claw Bionics and Analysis of Obstacle Crossing [0.03%]
基于猫爪仿生的移动机器人过障碍结构设计与分析
Wei Bao,Ke Wang,Yang Zhang et al.
Wei Bao et al.
Different from other transformable wheel structures, the presence of the drag spring within this mechanism endows the wheel with improved motion smoothness during reverse movement and significant advantages in motor and servo protection. To...
Design, modeling, and experimental study of variable stiffness pneumatic bio-inspired soft actuators [0.03%]
用于生物启发型软执行器的可变刚度气动设计、建模与实验研究
Wenchuan Zhao,Shijie Wu,Kunlin Zhang et al.
Wenchuan Zhao et al.
Inspired by the actuation mechanism of octopus tentacles, this study proposes a pneumatic bio-inspired soft actuator with variable stiffness to improve load-bearing capability and manipulation performance while enabling flexible stiffness c...
How Fish Body Stiffness Distribution Affects Swimming Performance:A Theoretical Perspective [0.03%]
鱼体刚度分布对游泳性能的影响:理论视角
Xiaobo Zhang,Zhongcai Pei,Zhiyong Tang
Xiaobo Zhang
Stiffness exerts a significant influence on swimming locomotion of fish. Biological experiments have demonstrated that the stiffness of different body segments in fish is inherently heterogeneous. Although the stiffness variation patterns f...
Fire Ant Rafts Offer Principles and Rules for Synthetic Programmable Morphing Matter [0.03%]
基于火蚁浮桥的可编程变形材料合成原则与规则
Franck Vernerey,Brian Cox
Franck Vernerey
We examine fire-ant rafts as a model system of biological active matter composed of cohesive agents that interact through simple local rules to produce emergent collective dynamics. A hallmark of these rafts is treadmilling, a process enabl...
Design and Control of a Bioinspired Underwater Robot with Hydrogel-Based Flexible Pectoral Fins [0.03%]
一种灵感来自生物的水下机器人及其基于水凝胶的柔性胸鳍的设计与控制
Chao Wang,Zonggang Li,Yixian Wang et al.
Chao Wang et al.
Bioinspired flexible propulsion offers a promising approach for improving the efficiency and maneuverability of underwater robots. Inspired by the undulatory locomotion of median and/or paired fin (MPF) organisms, this article presents a fl...
Mechanisms of the Impact of Cross-Sectional Variations in the Primary Flight Feather Shaft on Mechanical Properties [0.03%]
初级飞羽杆截面变化对其力学性能影响的机制研究
Huan Wang,Ming Ju,Yuliang Huang et al.
Huan Wang et al.
Primary flight feather shafts, a critical structural component of avian flight, exhibit excellent mechanical properties. The cross-sectional and medullary foam internal cavity structures of the feather shaft exhibit a gradual variation alon...