Collaborative Research: Intelligent Microwave Power Transmission and Control System for Artificial Muscle-Driven Biomimetic Robotic Systems

合作研究：人工肌肉驱动仿生机器人系统的智能微波功率传输与控制系统

• 批准号: 0713075
• 负责人: Kwang Kim
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Board of Regents, NSHE, obo University of Nevada, Reno
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-09-01 至 2010-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0713075&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Intelligent; Microwave; Power

Recent advances in smart Electro-active Polymers (EAP) have created a unique opportunity to design true biologically-inspired robots. However, the ionic EAP actuator has been observed by many researchers that the wiring power line, to the respective electrode surface, is challenging, especially in multi-segment design applications and micro-scale actuation. In order to adequately design robust robotic systems that can be adaptable to a variety of unstructured and tortuous environmental conditions, it is necessary to have breakthroughs in the intelligent power supply and the control unit. In this proposal, we introduce an innovative approach to use a wireless link between EAP based target locomotion units and a remote control/power unit. The remote unit can provide necessary intelligence to the target locomotion units by modulating both frequency and amplitude of the microwave to selectively actuate a different segment of the EAP actuator by using a specially coded patch antenna pattern on the electrode surface of the actuator. The proposed microwave control systems have a wide spectrum of future engineering applications where proper intelligence capabilities need to be provided to the local locomotion unit. The success of the proposal can lead to the development of Integrative Biomimetics cluster that will provide necessary foundation for education and outreach programs.

智能电动聚合物（EAP）的最新进展创造了一个独特的机会来设计真正的生物学启发的机器人。但是，许多研究人员已经观察到了离子EAP执行器，即对各个电极表面的接线电源线具有挑战性，尤其是在多段设计应用和微尺度驱动方面。 为了充分设计可适应各种非结构化和曲折环境条件的强大机器人系统，必须在智能电源和控制单元中取得突破。在此提案中，我们引入了一种创新方法，以使用基于EAP的目标运动单元和遥控/动力单元之间的无线链接。 远程单元可以通过调节微波炉的频率和振幅来为目标运动单元提供必要的智能，从而通过使用执行器的电极表面上的特殊编码的贴片天线模式来选择性地启动EAP执行器的不同段。拟议的微波控制系统具有广泛的未来工程应用程序，需要向当地的运动单元提供适当的智能功能。该提案的成功可以导致综合仿生群集群的发展，这将为教育和外展计划提供必要的基础。