Mechanical Design and Experimental Analysis of a Soft Snake-like Robot Based on Bellows-type Soft Actuators

Lijun Meng; Junjie Zhou; Huichen Ma; Jianghao Jiang

doi:10.1109/ROBIO58561.2023.10354840

Mechanical Design and Experimental Analysis of a Soft Snake-like Robot Based on Bellows-type Soft Actuators

Lijun Meng, Junjie Zhou^*, Huichen Ma, Jianghao Jiang

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Mechanical Engineering

Beijing Institute of Technology

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Abstract

This paper proposes a snake-like robot with two soft actuator modules in series, and its gait strategies are studied. Firstly, a bellows-type soft actuator was designed and then manufactured by the paraffin loss method. Secondly, the driving system is designed according to the fluid driving principle of the soft actuator, and the setting of critical parameters is studied. Finally, the structure of a soft snake-like robot is demonstrated, and two gait strategies are proposed. Experiments are carried out to test the motion speed of the robot when different gait strategies are applied. The results show that the soft snake-like robot achieves a speed of 11 mm/s (0.03 body length/s) when using the phase offset strategy without delay activation. This shows its application potential in search, detection, rescue, and other operations in a narrow environment.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2023
Editors	Mehmet Dogar, Bin Fang, Dimitrios Kanoulas, Jia Pan, Alessandra Sciutti, Moju Zhao, Guanjun Bao, Bimbo Joao, Boyle Jordan Hylke, He Chen, Chen Teng, Yunduan Cui, Dagnino Giulio, Wenbo Ding, Liang Du, Farinha Andre, Yuan Gao, Hasegawa Shun, Liang He, Taogang Hou, Zhe Hu, Zhong Huang, Jackson-Mills George, Yunfeng Ji, Jirak Doreen, Feng Ju, Kaddouh Bilal, Kim Wansoo, Takuya Kiyokawa, Haiyuan Li, Peng Li, Shihao Li, Xu Li, Jianfeng Liao, Ling Jie, Chunfang Liu, Quanquan Liu, Liang Lu, Qiuyue Luo, Yudong Luo, Zebing Mao, Martinez-Hernandez Uriel, Matsuno Takahiro, Nguyen Thanh Luan, Nishio Takuzumi, Pasquali Dario, Pierella Camilla, Chao Ren, Ricci Serena, Rossini Luca, Shi Fan, Summa Susanna, Rongchuan Sun, Zhenglong Sun, Vannucci Fabio, Gang Wang, Wei Wang, Xin Wang, Yuquan Wang, Ziya Wang, Qingxiang Wu, Xiaojun Wu, Yuxin Sun, Youcan Yan, Lei Yang, Yanokura Iori, Jingfan Zhang, Shuai Zhang, Tianwei Zhang, Jinglei Zhao, Na Zhao, Chengxu Zhou, Peng Zhou, Haifei Zhu
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9798350325706
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ROBIO58561.2023.10354840
Publication status	Published - 2023
Event	2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2023 - Koh�Samui, Thailand Duration: 4 Dec 2023 → 9 Dec 2023

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Conference	2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2023
Country/Territory	Thailand
City	Koh�Samui
Period	4/12/23 → 9/12/23

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Meng, L., Zhou, J., Ma, H., & Jiang, J. (2023). Mechanical Design and Experimental Analysis of a Soft Snake-like Robot Based on Bellows-type Soft Actuators. In M. Dogar, B. Fang, D. Kanoulas, J. Pan, A. Sciutti, M. Zhao, G. Bao, B. Joao, B. J. Hylke, H. Chen, C. Teng, Y. Cui, D. Giulio, W. Ding, L. Du, F. Andre, Y. Gao, H. Shun, L. He, T. Hou, Z. Hu, Z. Huang, J.-M. George, Y. Ji, J. Doreen, F. Ju, K. Bilal, K. Wansoo, T. Kiyokawa, H. Li, P. Li, S. Li, X. Li, J. Liao, L. Jie, C. Liu, Q. Liu, L. Lu, Q. Luo, Y. Luo, Z. Mao, M.-H. Uriel, M. Takahiro, N. T. Luan, N. Takuzumi, P. Dario, P. Camilla, C. Ren, R. Serena, R. Luca, S. Fan, S. Susanna, R. Sun, Z. Sun, V. Fabio, G. Wang, W. Wang, X. Wang, Y. Wang, Z. Wang, Q. Wu, X. Wu, Y. Sun, Y. Yan, L. Yang, Y. Iori, J. Zhang, S. Zhang, T. Zhang, J. Zhao, N. Zhao, C. Zhou, P. Zhou, ... H. Zhu (Eds.), 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2023 (2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2023). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ROBIO58561.2023.10354840

Meng, Lijun ; Zhou, Junjie ; Ma, Huichen et al. / Mechanical Design and Experimental Analysis of a Soft Snake-like Robot Based on Bellows-type Soft Actuators. 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2023. editor / Mehmet Dogar ; Bin Fang ; Dimitrios Kanoulas ; Jia Pan ; Alessandra Sciutti ; Moju Zhao ; Guanjun Bao ; Bimbo Joao ; Boyle Jordan Hylke ; He Chen ; Chen Teng ; Yunduan Cui ; Dagnino Giulio ; Wenbo Ding ; Liang Du ; Farinha Andre ; Yuan Gao ; Hasegawa Shun ; Liang He ; Taogang Hou ; Zhe Hu ; Zhong Huang ; Jackson-Mills George ; Yunfeng Ji ; Jirak Doreen ; Feng Ju ; Kaddouh Bilal ; Kim Wansoo ; Takuya Kiyokawa ; Haiyuan Li ; Peng Li ; Shihao Li ; Xu Li ; Jianfeng Liao ; Ling Jie ; Chunfang Liu ; Quanquan Liu ; Liang Lu ; Qiuyue Luo ; Yudong Luo ; Zebing Mao ; Martinez-Hernandez Uriel ; Matsuno Takahiro ; Nguyen Thanh Luan ; Nishio Takuzumi ; Pasquali Dario ; Pierella Camilla ; Chao Ren ; Ricci Serena ; Rossini Luca ; Shi Fan ; Summa Susanna ; Rongchuan Sun ; Zhenglong Sun ; Vannucci Fabio ; Gang Wang ; Wei Wang ; Xin Wang ; Yuquan Wang ; Ziya Wang ; Qingxiang Wu ; Xiaojun Wu ; Yuxin Sun ; Youcan Yan ; Lei Yang ; Yanokura Iori ; Jingfan Zhang ; Shuai Zhang ; Tianwei Zhang ; Jinglei Zhao ; Na Zhao ; Chengxu Zhou ; Peng Zhou ; Haifei Zhu. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023. (2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2023).

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Meng, L, Zhou, J, Ma, H & Jiang, J 2023, Mechanical Design and Experimental Analysis of a Soft Snake-like Robot Based on Bellows-type Soft Actuators. in M Dogar, B Fang, D Kanoulas, J Pan, A Sciutti, M Zhao, G Bao, B Joao, BJ Hylke, H Chen, C Teng, Y Cui, D Giulio, W Ding, L Du, F Andre, Y Gao, H Shun, L He, T Hou, Z Hu, Z Huang, J-M George, Y Ji, J Doreen, F Ju, K Bilal, K Wansoo, T Kiyokawa, H Li, P Li, S Li, X Li, J Liao, L Jie, C Liu, Q Liu, L Lu, Q Luo, Y Luo, Z Mao, M-H Uriel, M Takahiro, NT Luan, N Takuzumi, P Dario, P Camilla, C Ren, R Serena, R Luca, S Fan, S Susanna, R Sun, Z Sun, V Fabio, G Wang, W Wang, X Wang, Y Wang, Z Wang, Q Wu, X Wu, Y Sun, Y Yan, L Yang, Y Iori, J Zhang, S Zhang, T Zhang, J Zhao, N Zhao, C Zhou, P Zhou & H Zhu (eds), 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2023. 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2023, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2023, Koh�Samui, Thailand, 4/12/23. https://doi.org/10.1109/ROBIO58561.2023.10354840

Mechanical Design and Experimental Analysis of a Soft Snake-like Robot Based on Bellows-type Soft Actuators. / Meng, Lijun; Zhou, Junjie; Ma, Huichen et al.
2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2023. ed. / Mehmet Dogar; Bin Fang; Dimitrios Kanoulas; Jia Pan; Alessandra Sciutti; Moju Zhao; Guanjun Bao; Bimbo Joao; Boyle Jordan Hylke; He Chen; Chen Teng; Yunduan Cui; Dagnino Giulio; Wenbo Ding; Liang Du; Farinha Andre; Yuan Gao; Hasegawa Shun; Liang He; Taogang Hou; Zhe Hu; Zhong Huang; Jackson-Mills George; Yunfeng Ji; Jirak Doreen; Feng Ju; Kaddouh Bilal; Kim Wansoo; Takuya Kiyokawa; Haiyuan Li; Peng Li; Shihao Li; Xu Li; Jianfeng Liao; Ling Jie; Chunfang Liu; Quanquan Liu; Liang Lu; Qiuyue Luo; Yudong Luo; Zebing Mao; Martinez-Hernandez Uriel; Matsuno Takahiro; Nguyen Thanh Luan; Nishio Takuzumi; Pasquali Dario; Pierella Camilla; Chao Ren; Ricci Serena; Rossini Luca; Shi Fan; Summa Susanna; Rongchuan Sun; Zhenglong Sun; Vannucci Fabio; Gang Wang; Wei Wang; Xin Wang; Yuquan Wang; Ziya Wang; Qingxiang Wu; Xiaojun Wu; Yuxin Sun; Youcan Yan; Lei Yang; Yanokura Iori; Jingfan Zhang; Shuai Zhang; Tianwei Zhang; Jinglei Zhao; Na Zhao; Chengxu Zhou; Peng Zhou; Haifei Zhu. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023. (2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2023).

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Meng L, Zhou J, Ma H, Jiang J. Mechanical Design and Experimental Analysis of a Soft Snake-like Robot Based on Bellows-type Soft Actuators. In Dogar M, Fang B, Kanoulas D, Pan J, Sciutti A, Zhao M, Bao G, Joao B, Hylke BJ, Chen H, Teng C, Cui Y, Giulio D, Ding W, Du L, Andre F, Gao Y, Shun H, He L, Hou T, Hu Z, Huang Z, George JM, Ji Y, Doreen J, Ju F, Bilal K, Wansoo K, Kiyokawa T, Li H, Li P, Li S, Li X, Liao J, Jie L, Liu C, Liu Q, Lu L, Luo Q, Luo Y, Mao Z, Uriel MH, Takahiro M, Luan NT, Takuzumi N, Dario P, Camilla P, Ren C, Serena R, Luca R, Fan S, Susanna S, Sun R, Sun Z, Fabio V, Wang G, Wang W, Wang X, Wang Y, Wang Z, Wu Q, Wu X, Sun Y, Yan Y, Yang L, Iori Y, Zhang J, Zhang S, Zhang T, Zhao J, Zhao N, Zhou C, Zhou P, Zhu H, editors, 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2023. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2023. (2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2023). doi: 10.1109/ROBIO58561.2023.10354840

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