• DocumentCode
    1894823
  • Title

    Wireless drive and control of a swimming microrobot

  • Author

    Mei, Tao ; Chen, Yong ; Fu, Guoqiang ; Kong, Deyi

  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    2002
  • Firstpage
    1131
  • Lastpage
    1136
  • Abstract
    A swimming microrobot actuated by two FMP (ferromagnetic polymer) fins was developed. The robot could be driven by external magnetic field wirelessly. Fabrication process and performance of the FMP actuators were presented. Working principle and scaling effect of the robot were analyzed. Experimental results demonstrated that the microrobot could swim under the water, and the speed and direction could be controlled
  • Keywords
    electromagnetic actuators; ferromagnetic materials; medical robotics; microrobots; mobile robots; polymers; FMP actuators; FMP fins; fabrication process; ferromagnetic polymer fins; scaling effect; swimming microrobot; wireless control; wireless drive; Cables; Injuries; Intelligent actuators; Iron; Magnetic fields; Polymers; Powders; Propulsion; Robots; Silicon;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Robotics and Automation, 2002. Proceedings. ICRA '02. IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Washington, DC
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7272-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ROBOT.2002.1014695
  • Filename
    1014695