Novel mobile piezoelectric micro robots driven by traveling wave

Pan, Chi Hsiang

doi:10.1109/marss.2016.7561693

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“…The speed is measured by timer and ruler. According to previous researches [8,9], the material, the geometry of the frame body and the gap distance between two piezoelectric beams are significant to affect the performance of the robot. In addition, different ground surfaces (material, roughness or hardness) affect the speed of the robot.…”

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“…Different actuators have been adopted for micro robots, such as electromagnetic, pneumatic, electrostatic, shape-memory alloy and piezoelectric actuators. Recently, the piezo-based vibromotor technique with traveling-wave or standing-wave as drive source to actuate the robots has been proposed [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. Over the years Arduino [10] has been the brain of thousands of projects, from everyday objects to complex scientific instruments.…”

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“…Because it is so flexible and open source, Arduino is the best solution if we are interested in creating interactive objects or environments. Therefore, in this paper, based on our previous researches [8,9], wireless piezoelectric micro robots integrated with the Arduino controller module have been presented. The construction of the robot is included with the frame body, the PZT piezoelectric beams, the miniaturized voltage amplifier-piezo driver, the HC06 Bluetooth module, the micro sensors (HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor and photo sensitive resistor) and the Arduino controller (Arduino nano or Rfduion-Simblee).…”

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“…For further application, the robots can be integrated with micro sensors such as the HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor and the photo sensitive resistor to be interactive with environment. Figure 1 illustrates the schematic diagram of the construction and operation principle for the mobile piezoelectric micro robot [8,9]. The driving principle is the piezo-based traveling-wave method, which applies pulse voltage to excite piezoelectric bimorph beams, and the vibration of the beams causes the frame body to generate surface waves (travelingwave) on the bottom plate of the frame body.…”

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“…Figure 2 shows four phases of the operations for the robot in motion: the synchronized vibration of the two beams makes the robot move back and forth by adjusting the input pulse signals (frequency) to the piezo-beams, and if only one of beams vibrating, the robot rotates counter clockwise or clockwise, respectively. Figure 3 shows the micro robots: wired or wireless, presented by our previous researches [8,9]. The wireless robot is controlled by Infrared remote control made by ourselves but without integrated with any Arduino controller or Bluetooth module or sensor.…”

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Construction of Wireless Piezoelectric Micro Robots with Arduino Control Module

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Pan²

2019

Proceedings of the 5th World Congress on Mechanical, Chemical, and Material Engineering

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Based on our previous researches, wireless piezoelectric micro robots integrated with the Arduino control module have been presented. The construction of the robot is included with the frame body, the piezoelectric beams, the miniaturized voltage amplifierpiezo driver, the Bluetooth module, the micro sensor and the Arduino controller (Arduino nano or Rfduion-Simblee). The volume of the robots can be shrunk into a size of several dozen cubic centimeters. In contrast to general mobile micro robots, the actuating mechanism of the robot is piezoelectric bimorph beam(s) and the driving principle is the traveling-wave as drive source to actuate the robot. The robots can move back and forth and rotates counter clockwise or clockwise, respectively. They can be wirelessly controlled by the Bluetooth module of HC06 or Rfduino-Simblee. For further application, the robots can be integrated with micro sensors to interact with the environment parameters. In this paper the HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor and photo sensitive resistor are used for demonstration.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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2019

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A novel traveling wave piezoelectric actuated wheeled robot: design, theoretical analysis, and experimental investigation

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Wang

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Traditional traveling wave robots have strict requirements on the operating interface due to the fact that they usually only work on smooth and flat surfaces, holding the disadvantages of poor load capacity and complex driving mode, and limiting their application range. In order to overcome the above problems, a novel traveling wave piezoelectric actuated wheeled robot is proposed in this study. The robot is composed of a bonded-type piezoelectric actuator and wheel mechanisms. Rotating traveling wave can be produced in the annular parts of the piezoelectric actuator to drive the wheel mechanisms. In order to study the dynamic characteristics of the piezoelectric actuator, an electromechanical coupling model is developed by using the transfer matrix method. Then the prototype of the piezoelectric actuator is fabricated and assembled, and its vibration characteristics are measured to confirm the feasibility of the developed transfer matrix model. Finally, performance evaluation investigations of the proposed traveling wave piezoelectric actuated wheeled robot are conducted. Under the excitation voltages of 350 V pp and the phase difference of 90°, the robot prototype achieved a step climbing angle of 75°, a maximum no-load velocity of 136.8 mm s−1, and a maximum payload of 320 g. The proposed traveling wave piezoelectric actuated wheeled robot presents expected terrain adaptability and obstacle climbing capability.

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A Novel Self-Moving Framed Piezoelectric Actuator

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Utilizing the inherent advantages of the piezoelectric driving technology, such as good adaptability to vacuum environment and no electromagnetic interference, a novel self-moving framed piezoelectric actuator is proposed, simulated, and tested in this study, holding a potential application for magnetic confinement fusion. Four piezoelectric composite beams form a framed piezoelectric actuator. Two orthogonal vibration modes are excited and coupled in the framed piezoelectric actuator, producing a microscopic elliptical motion at its driving feet. Due to the friction, the framed piezoelectric actuator can move on a rail, thereby constructing the railed carrying system. Numerical simulation is carried out to confirm the operation principle and to conduct the dimensional optimization of the proposed framed piezoelectric actuator. A prototype of the proposed framed piezoelectric actuator with a weight of 83.8 g is manufactured, assembled, and tested, to verify the piezoelectric actuation concept. The optimal driving frequency of 20.75 kHz is obtained for the proposed actuator prototype, and at the excitation voltage of 400 Vpp its maximum mean velocity of 384.9 mm/s is measured. Additionally, the maximum load weight to self-weight of the proposed actuator prototype reached up to 10.74 at the excitation voltage of 300 Vpp. These experimental results validate the feasibility of the piezoelectric actuation concept on the railed carrying system.

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Novel mobile piezoelectric micro robots driven by traveling wave

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Construction of Wireless Piezoelectric Micro Robots with Arduino Control Module

Construction of Wireless Piezoelectric Micro Robots with Arduino Control Module

A novel traveling wave piezoelectric actuated wheeled robot: design, theoretical analysis, and experimental investigation

A Novel Self-Moving Framed Piezoelectric Actuator

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