Magnetic Hair for Wall Mobility

We introduce a climbing system, inspired by gecko foot that uses magnets in place of Van der Waals interaction. This is possible because both forces, except for a scale factor, have similar force-curves. Taking advantage of this fact, we manufactured a hand-size "magnetic" version of a gec...

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Main Authors: Berengueres, J., Takahashi, K., Saito, S., Tadakuma, K.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Adhesives
climbing
distributed adhesion
Foot
Force measurement
functional shape
gecko
Hair
Iron
magnet
Magnetic devices
Magnetic levitation
magnetic pad
Magnetic separation
personal climbing device
Shape control
Switches
wall
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Summary:We introduce a climbing system, inspired by gecko foot that uses magnets in place of Van der Waals interaction. This is possible because both forces, except for a scale factor, have similar force-curves. Taking advantage of this fact, we manufactured a hand-size "magnetic" version of a gecko-foot. This allowed us to conduct naked-eye experiments. As a result we identify four shape function relations that might partially explain the design of gecko feet. Additionally, we report experimental data, introduce a quantitative concept to compare climbing systems and show a prototype of magnetic hair
ISSN:2153-0858
2153-0866
DOI:10.1109/IROS.2006.281826