Experimental Verification on Steering Flight of Honeybee by Electrical Stimulation

Li Yu, Jieliang Zhao*, Zhiyun Ma, Wenzhong Wang*, Shaoze Yan, Yue Jin, Yu Fang

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Abstract

The artificial locomotion control strategy is the fundamental technique to ensure the accomplishment of the preset assignments for cyborg insects. The existing research has recognized that the electrical stimulation applied to the optic lobes was an appropriate flight control strategy for small insects represented by honeybee. This control technique has been confirmed to be effective for honeybee flight initiation and cessation. However, its regulation effect on steering locomotion has not been fully verified. Here, we investigated the steering control effect of honeybee by applying electrical stimulation signals with different duty cycles and frequencies on the unilateral optic lobes and screened the stimulus parameters with the highest response successful rate. Moreover, we confirmed the effectiveness of steering control by verifying the presence of rotation torque on tethered honeybees and the body orientation change of crawling honeybees. Our study will contribute some reliable parameter references to the motion control of cyborg honeybees.

Original languageEnglish
Article number9895837
JournalCyborg and Bionic Systems
Volume2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2022

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