Design and experimental research of an underwater vibration suction module inspired by octopus suckers

Chen, Rui; Fu, Qianqian; Liu, Ziyi; Hu, Xiuqi; Liu, Min; Song, Ruizhou

doi:10.1109/robio.2017.8324548

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“…A high working pressure corresponds to a good cleaning effect (Albitar et al 2016 ). Some researchers have used high-pressure water technology in underwater hull cleaning (Osaka and Norita 2014 ; Smith and Colvin 2014 ; Chen et al 2017 ; Hua et al 2018 ; Yan et al 2019 ).…”

Section: Cleaning Devices and Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Review of Underwater Ship Hull Cleaning Technologies

Song

Cui

2020

J. Marine. Sci. Appl.

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This paper presents a comprehensive review and analysis of ship hull cleaning technologies. Various cleaning methods and devices applied to dry-dock cleaning and underwater cleaning are introduced in detail, including rotary brushes, high-pressure and cavitation water jet technology, ultrasonic technology, and laser cleaning technology. The application of underwater robot technology in ship cleaning not only frees divers from engaging in heavy work but also creates safe and efficient industrial products. Damage to the underlying coating of the ship caused by the underwater cleaning operation can be minimized by optimizing the working process of the underwater cleaning robot. With regard to the adhesion technology mainly used in underwater robots, an overview of recent developments in permanent magnet and electromagnetic adhesion, negative pressure force adhesion, thrust force adhesion, and biologically inspired adhesion is provided. Through the analysis and comparison of current underwater robot products, this paper predicts that major changes in the application of artificial intelligence and multirobot cooperation, as well as optimization and combination of various technologies in underwater cleaning robots, could be expected to further lead to breakthroughs in developing next-generation robots for underwater cleaning.

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Section: Cleaning Devices and Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Review of Underwater Ship Hull Cleaning Technologies

Song

Cui

2020

J. Marine. Sci. Appl.

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“…It was actuated by a biased unidirectional SMA actuator and could be used as an attachment mechanism for a miniature wall-climbing robot without an air pump. In addition, by simulating the muscle contraction and expansion of the octopus’s sucker, a suction module with good underwater vibration attachment capacity was designed by Chen Rui et al ( Figure 6 b) [ 132 ]. It mainly included a vibration source mechanism, a release mechanism, a sealing mechanism, and a damping mechanism.…”

Section: Research Status and Potential Application Fields Of Biomimet...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…( a ) A bioinspired miniature suction cup actuated by shape memory alloy (reproduced with permission from [ 131 ], SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, Copyright 2009). ( b ) An octopus−inspired underwater vibration suction module (reproduced with permission from [ 132 ], IEEE, Copyright 2017). ( c ) An octopus−inspired suction cup with dielectric elastomer actuators (reproduced with permission from [ 128 ], IOP Publishing Ltd., Copyright 2014).…”

Section: Research Status and Potential Application Fields Of Biomimet...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Advanced Bionic Attachment Equipment Inspired by the Attachment Performance of Aquatic Organisms: A Review

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In nature, aquatic organisms have evolved various attachment systems, and their attachment ability has become a specific and mysterious survival skill for them. Therefore, it is significant to study and use their unique attachment surfaces and outstanding attachment characteristics for reference and develop new attachment equipment with excellent performance. Based on this, in this review, the unique non-smooth surface morphologies of their suction cups are classified and the key roles of these special surface morphologies in the attachment process are introduced in detail. The recent research on the attachment capacity of aquatic suction cups and other related attachment studies are described. Emphatically, the research progress of advanced bionic attachment equipment and technology in recent years, including attachment robots, flexible grasping manipulators, suction cup accessories, micro-suction cup patches, etc., is summarized. Finally, the existing problems and challenges in the field of biomimetic attachment are analyzed, and the focus and direction of biomimetic attachment research in the future are pointed out.

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“…(2) Mathematical model Based on our previous research, 29 the volume change of the suction cup in one single cycle can be calculated according to the parameters of the suction cup and vibration source. For the convenience of calculation, the volume of the suction cup is approximately considered as a cone, and the excitation source is simply harmonic vibration in the form of sine wave.…”

Section: Theoretical Analysis Of Vibration Suction (1) the Vibration mentioning

confidence: 99%

A gecko-inspired wall-climbing robot based on vibration suction mechanism

Chen

Qiu

et al. 2019

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C:

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A prototype of gecko-inspired wall-climbing robot based on vibration suction mechanism is proposed. The robot adheres to the wall surface based on a novel negative pressure technology named as vibration suction. According to the theory of vibration suction, the vibration suction module is designed as the foot of the wall-climbing robot. In addition, the tripod gait of geckos is taken into account in the motion planning of the robot. By combining the unique properties of vibration suction mechanism and the tripod gait of the geckos, several advantages including stable motion, certain load capacity, anti-overturning ability, and good suction force to the wall surfaces are obtained. The climbing ability is verified by the experiment on the surface of the glass, which manifests that the robot can climb vertically at the highest speed of 13.75 mm/s with a spot turning at the single maximum turning angle of 20°. Potential applications of this proposed climbing robot in some fields include repair, construction, cleaning, and exploration.

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Design and experimental research of an underwater vibration suction module inspired by octopus suckers

Cited by 7 publications

References 7 publications

Review of Underwater Ship Hull Cleaning Technologies

Review of Underwater Ship Hull Cleaning Technologies

Advanced Bionic Attachment Equipment Inspired by the Attachment Performance of Aquatic Organisms: A Review

A gecko-inspired wall-climbing robot based on vibration suction mechanism

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