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Equilibrium Conformation of a Novel Cable-Driven Snake-Arm Robot under External Loads

open access: yesMicromachines, 2022
Based on the anti-parallelogram mechanism, an approximate cylindrical rolling joint is proposed to develop a novel cable-driven snake-arm robot with multiple degrees of freedom (DOF).
Long Huang   +3 more
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Trajectory tracking control law of multi-joint snake-like robot based on improved snake-like curve in flow field

open access: yesInternational Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2019
Aiming at the problem of trajectory tracking between joints of the multi-joint snake-like robot in the flow fields, a trajectory tracking control law proposed based on the improved snake-like curve of a multi-joint snake-like robot to avoid obstacles in ...
Dongfang Li   +3 more
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Target Tracking of Snake Robot with Double-Sine Serpentine Gait Based on Adaptive Sliding Mode Control

open access: yesActuators, 2023
This paper studies the target tracking control strategy of a snake robot and proposes an adaptive sliding mode control method. The strategy ensures the robot follows the target path by controlling the joint angle through feedback, pushing the robot to ...
Zhifan Liu   +3 more
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A Study of Energy-Efficient and Optimal Locomotion in a Pneumatic Artificial Muscle-Driven Snake Robot

open access: yesRobotics, 2023
This paper presents a study of energy efficiency and kinematic-based optimal design locomotion of a pneumatic artificial muscle (PAM)-driven snake-like robot. Although snake-like robots have several advantages over wheeled and track-wheeled mobile robots,
Marcela Lopez, Mahdi Haghshenas-Jaryani
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Generalized Design, Modeling and Control Methodology for a Snake-like Aerial Robot

open access: yesSensors, 2023
Snake-like robots have been developing in recent decades, and various bio-inspired ideas are deployed in both the mechanical and locomotion aspects.
Moju Zhao, Takuzumi Nishio
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Modeling and control simulation of a bio-inspired underwater snake robot with a novel rigid–soft coupling structure

open access: yes工程科学学报, 2023
The underwater snake robot is a new type of bio-inspired unmanned underwater vehicle. Because snake robots are made of rigid materials, the utilization of articulated joints in a snake robot reduces the degrees of freedom, increases the probability of ...
Junhao ZHANG   +3 more
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Smart Material-Actuated Flexible Tendon-Based Snake Robot

open access: yesInternational Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2016
A flexible snake robot has better navigation ability compare with the existing electrical motor-based rigid snake robot, due to its excellent bending capability during navigation inside a narrow maze.
Mohiuddin Ahmed, Md. Masum Billah
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Development of a vision-based target exploration system for snake-like robots in structured environments

open access: yesInternational Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2020
Applying snake-like robots to environmental exploration has been a hot topic for years. How to achieve free navigation for target search in a complex environment in a safe and efficient manner is one of the main tasks that researchers in the field of ...
Guoyuan Li   +4 more
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A Muscle-Driven Mechanism for Locomotion of Snake-Robots

open access: yesAutomation, 2021
This paper presents the concept of muscle-driven locomotion for planar snake robots, which combines the advantages of both rigid and soft robotic approaches to enhance the performance of snake robot locomotion.
Marcela Lopez, Mahdi Haghshenas-Jaryani
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Two new design concepts for snake robot locomotion in unstructured environments

open access: yesPaladyn, 2010
This communication presents and justifies ideas related to motion control of snake robots that are currently the subject of ongoing investigations by the authors.
Liljebäck Pål   +3 more
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