A unified multi-soft-body dynamic model for underwater soft robots
A unified multi-soft-body dynamic model for underwater soft robots
A unified formulation that accounts for the dynamics of a general class of aquatic multi-body, soft-structured robots is presented. The formulation is based on a Cosserat formalism where the description of the ensemble of geometrical entities, such as shells and beams, gives rise to a multi-soft-body system capable of simulating both manipulation and locomotion. Conceived as an advanced tool for a priori hardware development, n-degree-of-freedom dynamics analysis and control design of underwater, soft, multi-body, vehicles, the model is validated against aquatic locomotion experiments of an octopus-inspired soft unmanned underwater robot. Upon validation, the general applicability of the model is demonstrated by predicting the self-propulsion dynamics of a diverse range of new viable combinations of multi-soft-body aquatic system.
Renda, Federico
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Giorgio-Serchi, Francesco
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Boyer, Frederic
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Laschi, Cecilia
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Dias, Jorge
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Seneviratne, Lakmal
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Renda, Federico
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Giorgio-Serchi, Francesco
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Boyer, Frederic
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Laschi, Cecilia
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Dias, Jorge
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Renda, Federico, Giorgio-Serchi, Francesco, Boyer, Frederic, Laschi, Cecilia, Dias, Jorge and Seneviratne, Lakmal
(2018)
A unified multi-soft-body dynamic model for underwater soft robots.
The International Journal of Robotics Research.
(doi:10.1177/0278364918769992).
Abstract
A unified formulation that accounts for the dynamics of a general class of aquatic multi-body, soft-structured robots is presented. The formulation is based on a Cosserat formalism where the description of the ensemble of geometrical entities, such as shells and beams, gives rise to a multi-soft-body system capable of simulating both manipulation and locomotion. Conceived as an advanced tool for a priori hardware development, n-degree-of-freedom dynamics analysis and control design of underwater, soft, multi-body, vehicles, the model is validated against aquatic locomotion experiments of an octopus-inspired soft unmanned underwater robot. Upon validation, the general applicability of the model is demonstrated by predicting the self-propulsion dynamics of a diverse range of new viable combinations of multi-soft-body aquatic system.
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Accepted/In Press date: 7 March 2018
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Francesco Giorgio-Serchi
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Frederic Boyer
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Cecilia Laschi
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Jorge Dias
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Lakmal Seneviratne
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