Chen, Jie Liang, Zhongchao Zhu, Yanhe Zhao, Jie
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Journal of Bionic Engineering
This paper explores the design of leg morphology in a six-legged robot. Inspired by nature, where animals have different leg morphology, we examined how the difference in leg morphology influences behaviors of the robot. To this end, a systematic search was conducted by scanning over the parameter space consisting of default angles of leg joints of...
Patricia, Fernandez-Waid Guzman, Diez Iñigo, Bidaguren Urtzi, Izagirre Maria, Blanco Jesus Manu, Soto
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Journal of Bionic Engineering
The shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) is one of the fastest marine fishes, reaching speeds of up to 70 km·h−1. Their speed is related to the skin surface design composed of dermal denticles. Denticles vary in size and shape according to placement on the body and minimize turbulence around the body. The objective of this study is to analyze th...
Rosales-Díaz, Irving López-Gutiérrez, Jesus Ricardo Suárez, Angel Eduardo Zamora Salazar, Sergio Rosario Osorio-Cordero, Antonio Aguilar-Sierra, Hipólito Lozano, Rogelio
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Journal of Bionic Engineering
The back pain is the most common injury in human activities where heavy objects must be lifted or must be suspended for a long time. A weight lifting exoskeleton also known as force augmentation exoskeleton is designed to reduce the strain on the back and the limbs and reduce the risk to suffer injuries. On the other hand, different kinds of contro...
Kang, Nae-Un Hong, Myoung Wha Kim, Young Yul Cho, Young-Sam Lee, Seung-Jae
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Journal of Bionic Engineering
In this study, we developed a powder extruder system that can extrude and deposit powder mixtures to overcome the reported limitations of conventional dual-pore scaffold manufacturing methods. To evaluate the extrusion and deposition capability of the powder extruder system, 3D tissue-engineering scaffolds with dual-pore characteristics were fabric...
Horn, Rafael Albrecht, Stefan Haase, Walter Langer, Max Schmeer, Daniel Sobek, Werner Speck, Olga Leistner, Philip
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Journal of Bionic Engineering
The building industry is one of the main contributors to worldwide resource consumption and anthropogenic climate change. Therefore, sustainable solutions in construction are particularly urgent. Inspired by the success principles of living nature, biologists and engineers present here an interdisciplinary work: The sustainability assessment of a b...
Cruz-Ortiz, David Ballesteros-Escamilla, Mariana Chairez, Isaac Luviano, Alberto
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Journal of Bionic Engineering
The aim of this study is to propose the output controller to solve the execution of the gait sequence for Gecko Bio-inspired Robotic Devices (GBRDs). The Twisting Controller (TC) serves as basis of the tracking trajectory designed algorithm. The TC uses both the tracking error and its estimated derivative, which is calculated by a set of distribute...
Torris, Arun Badiger, Manohar V.
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Journal of Bionic Engineering
Bionic devices are an integral part of human life, and continuous innovations in their design and functions with the help of nanotechnology has revolutionized the area of neuroscience and technology. Bio-interfaces play a key role in bionic devices such as neural implants for efficient transfer of the signal to smart prosthetics. We report here on ...
Akbari, Raziyeh Godeau, Guilhem Mohammadizadeh, Mohammadreza Guittard, Frédéric Darmanin, Thierry
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Journal of Bionic Engineering
With the development of water purification technologies, the usage of superhydrophobic meshes is increased but the fabrication of durable and cost effective superhydrophobic meshes is still challenging. Here, the formation of hierarchical copper fractals on stainless steel meshes and their superhydrophobicity without any physical or chemical modifi...
Koopaee, Mohammadali Javaheri Bal, Sander Pretty, Christopher Chen, Xiaoqi
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Journal of Bionic Engineering
This paper presents the design and manufacture process of a wheel-less, modular snake robot with series elastic actuators to reliably measure motor torque signal and investigate the effectiveness of active stiffness control for achieving adaptive snake-like locomotion. A polyurethane based elastic element to be attached between the motor and the li...
Ouarhim, Wafa Essabir, Hamid Bensalah, Mohammed-Ouadi Rodrigue, Denis Bouhfid, Rachid Qaiss, Abou el kacem
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Journal of Bionic Engineering
The main objective of this investigation is to valorize a Moroccan crop residue (Sabra fibers, Agave Americana L.) and to compare with Alfa fibers (Stipa tenacissima L.) as reinforcement in an elastomeric matrix in term of the relaxation properties, mechanical and rheological properties. The preparation and properties of these two natural fibers em...
