Perspectives on biologically inspired hybrid and multi-modal locomotion

In recent years, much attention has been directed to building robots with hybrid and multi-modal locomotion in air, water and on the ground. This rise in interest is due to the enormous requirements of multi-domain earthquake rescue, pollution monitoring, natural species discovery and other applicat...

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Published in:Bioinspiration & biomimetics 2015-03, Vol.10 (2), p.020301-020301
Main Authors: Low, K H, Hu, Tianjiang, Mohammed, Samer, Tangorra, James, Kovac, Mirko
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aircraft - instrumentation
Animals
Automatic Control Engineering
Biomimetic Materials
Biomimetics
Computer Science
Equipment Design
Flight
Gait - physiology
Grounds
Land
Locomotion
Locomotion - physiology
Robotics
Robotics - instrumentation
Robots
Ships - instrumentation
Systems Integration
Walking
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Summary:In recent years, much attention has been directed to building robots with hybrid and multi-modal locomotion in air, water and on the ground. This rise in interest is due to the enormous requirements of multi-domain earthquake rescue, pollution monitoring, natural species discovery and other applications in which multi-modal locomotion can offer unprecedented advantages to robot mobility. Swimming, crawling, rolling, walking, running, jumping and flying are quite common in the animal kingdom, and such locomotion occurs in very different physical environments. Interestingly, an animal may perform two or more modes of locomotion. For instance, turtles and salamanders can swim underwater and walk on land, while swans can swim and fly effectively. Their often remarkable abilities could inspire innovative designs to improve the way man-made systems operate in and interact with challenging outdoor environments consisting of multiple media.
ISSN:1748-3190
1748-3182
1748-3190
DOI:10.1088/1748-3190/10/2/020301