A Miniature Robotic Turtle With Target Tracking and Wireless Charging Systems Based on IPMCs

Qiang, Sun; Han, Jinzhe; Li, Hui; Liu, Sheng; Shen, Shengnan; Zhang, Yunfan; Sheng, Jiazheng

doi:10.1109/access.2020.3026333

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“…In addition to robotic fish, IPMC can also be used in other bionic underwater robots. For example, Wang et al designed a jellyfish-inspired robot by combining the IPMC with the DE actuator [150] . The DE material is used to provide power for the robot, while the deflection of the IPMC can change the direction of the robot.…”

Section: Bionic Robotsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A comprehensive survey of ionic polymer metal composite transducers: preparation, performance optimization and applications

2023

Soft Sci

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Ionic polymer metal composite (IPMC) transducers, as one of the typical electroactive polymers with excellent electromechanical coupling properties, have tremendous potential to achieve high-performance actuators and sensors for flexible electronic and soft robotics. In this survey, after briefly describing the energy conversion mechanism of IPMC, we divided the history of IPMC into three stages based on the published papers, and then introduced the preparation technologies of IPMC in detail, which mainly include the selection of ionomer membrane and formation of electrodes. From the point of view of optimization, we summarized and analyzed the performance improvement methods of IPMC and the problems when it is used as actuators and sensors, respectively. The latest and typical applications of IPMC are widely presented as actuators and sensors, such as actuation in robots, grippers, medical and wearable devices, underwater perception and energy harvesting. Moreover, the challenges and opportunities of IPMC were envisioned for future prosperity. This survey will provide an overall general outline for the categorization, mechanism, precursors, and preparation methods of IPMC, which is helpful in facilitating the rapid development and application of IPMC.

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Section: Bionic Robotsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A comprehensive survey of ionic polymer metal composite transducers: preparation, performance optimization and applications

2023

Soft Sci

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“…In 2020, Li and co‐workers designed a miniature robotic turtle with target tracking and a wireless charging system based on IPMC actuators. [ 105 ] The turtle consists of a packaged body, four pectoral fins, and a caudal fin; all the fins are made of an IPMC actuator and passive polyvinyl chloride film. By controlling the activated status of these five fins, the robotic turtle can achieve forward swimming and turning.…”

Section: Smart Material‐actuated Soft Underwater Swimming Robotsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Soft Underwater Swimming Robots Based on Artificial Muscle

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et al. 2022

Adv Materials Technologies

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Hence, the exploration and exploitation of marine resources are crucial to human development. However, due to the deep sea's low temperature, high pressure, and complex fluid environment, it is difficult for human beings to easily investigate and work there. As a result, only 5% of Earth's oceans have been explored. Fortunately, thanks to recent rapid developments in science and technology, underwater robotics has seen explosive growth, giving humans a powerful tool to explore the world's oceans, which are expected to play a key role in the underwater rescue, submarine inspection, and hydrological monitoring. [2,3] Recently, with the fast development of bionic technology, [4][5][6][7][8][9] advanced underwater experimental platforms, [10][11][12][13][14] and computational science, [15][16][17][18][19][20] researchers have a deeper understanding of the swimming mechanism of aquatic organisms, which has promoted the explosive growth of underwater robots. [21][22][23][24][25] For example, Zhang et al. [26] developed a gliding robotic fish for long-duration monitoring of underwater environments by combining underwater gliders and robotic fish. Yu et al. [27] developed a biomimetic robot dolphin that, by controlling the pitch angle and swimming speed, could successfully jump out of the water. Lauder and coworkers [28] designed a fast-swimming robot tuna that, through the high-frequency oscillation of the caudal fin, could achieve a maximum tail beat frequency of 15 Hz, which corresponds to a swimming speed of 4.0 body lengths per second (BL S −1 ). However, most underwater robots are driven by motors that are bulky in structure and lack essential safety. In the execution of underwater missions, it is not only easy to cause harm to marine organisms, but it is also difficult to complete required tasks due to poor overall flexibility. Moreover, a rigid robot body driven by a motor suffers from high noise output and a low battery energy conversion rate, meaning that the robot is unable to realize long-term and long-distance tasks. A high noise output can also expose the position of the underwater robot. Overall, the shortcomings of rigid robotic fish significantly restrict application at sea. It is an urgent need to develop high-performance underwater swimming robots with new propulsion methods and bionic structures. Benefiting from the rapid development of materials science and intelligent manufacturing, soft underwater swimming robots have become a hot topic of research. Compared with With the increasing requirements of underwater missions and the rapid development of soft robotics technologies, soft underwater swimming robots have become a hot topic of research due to their low noise, high flexibility, and high environmental adaptability. In the past 10 years, research into soft underwater robots based on artificial muscle actuation has made considerable progress. Herein, a comprehensive survey on recent advances in soft underwater swimming robots based on different actuation methods is reviewed systematically, includi...

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“…EAP actuators have the potential to be a low-noise alternative. Additionally, EAP actuators can be small and able to mimic the movement of aquatic animals, which is useful in oceanographic engineering [125]. Ionic EAPs are particularly useful underwater since many types function well in aqueous solutions [126].…”

Section: Recent Advancements In the Applications Of Electroactive Polymersmentioning

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“…It has been demonstrated that the stacking of IPMCs may be effective at ensuring greater actuation underwater than a single IPMC [126]. A turtle-like robot with wireless charging was made for underwater use, demonstrating the wide range of potential for the use of IPMCs underwater [125]. Ionic gel actuators and conducting polymer actuators have similar advantages in an underwater environment, although more research has been done on IPMCs [113,127].…”

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Recent Progress on Electroactive Polymers: Synthesis, Properties and Applications

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Electroactive polymers (EAPs) are an advanced family of polymers that change their shape through electric stimulation and have been a point of interest since their inception. This unique functionality has helped EAPs to contribute to versatile fields, such as electrical, biomedical, and robotics, to name a few. Ionic EAPs have a significant advantage over electronic EAPs. For example, Ionic EAPs require a lower voltage to activate than electronic EAPs. On the other hand, electronic EAPs could generate a relatively larger actuation force. Therefore, efforts have been focused on improving both kinds to achieve superior properties. In this review, the synthesis routes of different EAP-based actuators and their properties are discussed. Moreover, their mechanical interactions have been investigated from a tribological perspective as all these EAPs undergo surface interactions. Such interactions could reduce their useful life and need significant research attention for enhancing their life. Recent advancements and numerous applications of EAPs in various sectors are also discussed in this review.

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A Miniature Robotic Turtle With Target Tracking and Wireless Charging Systems Based on IPMCs

Cited by 20 publications

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A comprehensive survey of ionic polymer metal composite transducers: preparation, performance optimization and applications

A comprehensive survey of ionic polymer metal composite transducers: preparation, performance optimization and applications

Soft Underwater Swimming Robots Based on Artificial Muscle

Recent Progress on Electroactive Polymers: Synthesis, Properties and Applications

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