• DocumentCode
    2622951
  • Title

    Compliant Distributed Magnetic Adhesion Device for Wall Climbing

  • Author

    Berengueres, Jose ; Tadakuma, Kenjiro ; Kamoi, Tatsuaki ; Kratz, Robert

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Int. Dev. Eng., Tokyo Inst. of Technol.
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    10-14 April 2007
  • Firstpage
    1256
  • Lastpage
    1261
  • Abstract
    We introduce a distributed compliant device inspired in gecko foot. It consists of a holder and small independent adhesion units on a flexible support. Unlike gecko, that uses Van der Waals force to achieve adhesion, the proposed design can be based on other adhesion phenomena, (for example magnetic or electrostatic force). We evaluate an implementation based on magnets. Key features are: limited surface roughness compliance, efficiency and cost-performance.
  • Keywords
    adhesion; biomimetics; magnets; compliant distributed magnetic adhesion device; gecko foot; limited surface roughness compliance; wall climbing; Adhesives; Electrostatics; Foot; Hair; Magnetic devices; Magnets; Manufacturing automation; Robotics and automation; Rough surfaces; Surface roughness; adhesion; climbing; gecko; magnet;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Robotics and Automation, 2007 IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Roma
  • ISSN
    1050-4729
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-0601-3
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1050-4729
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ROBOT.2007.363157
  • Filename
    4209261
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2622951