Design and Development of Flexible Machines and Soft Robots
Disciplines
Applied Mechanics | Computer-Aided Engineering and Design | Electro-Mechanical Systems | Manufacturing | Navigation, Guidance, Control, and Dynamics
Abstract (300 words maximum)
Design and Development of Flexible Machines and Soft Robots
Soft robots (machines designed to adjust to different production levels) have gained a lot of interest because of their anatomy-like properties and flexible mobility, which is different from the traditional rigid (mostly one-way) mobility of hard robots. There are multiple projects in this department, but I am working on the computer-aided design of the improvement of the mudskipper robot and other soft robots like the compliant knee joint, although that is my secondary project. My research methods aren’t methodically primary as I will be mostly doing internet research on how to design some mechanical parts, there will be a lot of experiments to test the robots. My anticipated result is an improved design of the mudskipper robot that is faster, more durable, flexible and can move on land and in water efficiently.
Academic department under which the project should be listed
SPCEET - Mechanical Engineering
Primary Investigator (PI) Name
Ayse Tekes
Design and Development of Flexible Machines and Soft Robots
Design and Development of Flexible Machines and Soft Robots
Soft robots (machines designed to adjust to different production levels) have gained a lot of interest because of their anatomy-like properties and flexible mobility, which is different from the traditional rigid (mostly one-way) mobility of hard robots. There are multiple projects in this department, but I am working on the computer-aided design of the improvement of the mudskipper robot and other soft robots like the compliant knee joint, although that is my secondary project. My research methods aren’t methodically primary as I will be mostly doing internet research on how to design some mechanical parts, there will be a lot of experiments to test the robots. My anticipated result is an improved design of the mudskipper robot that is faster, more durable, flexible and can move on land and in water efficiently.