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Cephalopod‐Inspired Swimming Robot Using Dielectric Elastomer Synthetic Jet Actuator
Author(s) -
Tang Chao,
Ma Wentao,
Li Bo,
Jin Mingliang,
Chen Hualing
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advanced engineering materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1527-2648
pISSN - 1438-1656
DOI - 10.1002/adem.202070014
Subject(s) - artificial muscle , underwater , cephalopod , jet propulsion , actuator , octopus (software) , robot , materials science , propulsion , jet (fluid) , synthetic jet , biomimetics , mechanical engineering , acoustics , artificial intelligence , marine engineering , computer science , aerospace engineering , engineering , nanotechnology , geology , physics , biology , oceanography , ecology , quantum mechanics
In this cover image, Hualing Chen and co‐workers, article number 1901130 , present an underwater robot utilizing the synthesis jet actuation. As inspired by the cephalopod animal, i.e. octopus, the robot employs a soft artificial muscle actuator with specific study on achieving jet propulsion. Two modes of locomotion, swimming beneath the surface by jetting water and sailing on the surface by jetting air, are recorded, showing a new strategy of underwater robot.