Development of amphibious biomimetic robots

X Bai, J Shang, Z Luo, T Jiang, Q Yin - Journal of Zhejiang University …, 2022 - Springer
Amphibious robots are becoming increasingly important for civilian, scientific, and
environmental missions. They are widely used in disaster rescue, ecosystem monitoring …

Locomotion strategies for amphibious robots-a review

M Rafeeq, SF Toha, S Ahmad, MA Razib - IEEE Access, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the past two decades, unmanned amphibious robots have proven the most promising and
efficient systems ranging from scientific, military, and commercial applications. The …

Roadmap on soft robotics: multifunctionality, adaptability and growth without borders

B Mazzolai, A Mondini, E Del Dottore… - Multifunctional …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Soft robotics aims at creating systems with improved performance of movement and
adaptability in unknown, challenging, environments and with higher level of safety during …

An occupancy grid mapping enhanced visual SLAM for real-time locating applications in indoor GPS-denied environments

L Xu, C Feng, VR Kamat, CC Menassa - Automation in Construction, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Current Real-Time Locating Systems (RTLS) typically deployed in indoor built
environments are generally based on wireless technologies, fixed cameras, or Lidar-based …

On a CPG-based hexapod robot: AmphiHex-II with variable stiffness legs

B Zhong, S Zhang, M Xu, Y Zhou… - … ASME Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Amphibious robots have attracted more and more attention from researchers for their broad
applications, while it also brings great challenges in designing appropriate propulsion …

Adaptive morphology: A design principle for multimodal and multifunctional robots

S Mintchev, D Floreano - IEEE Robotics & Automation …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Morphology plays an important role in behavioral and locomotion strategies of living and
artificial systems. There is biological evidence that adaptive morphological changes can not …

AmphiHex-I: locomotory performance in amphibious environments with specially designed transformable flipper legs

S Zhang, Y Zhou, M Xu, X Liang, J Liu… - IEEE/ASME …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An amphibious robot can locomote in amphibious environments, including walking on rough
terrains, maneuvering underwater, and passing through soft muddy or sandy substrates in …

Design and optimization of a multimode amphibious robot with propeller-leg

X Ma, G Wang, K Liu - IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article describes the design, optimization, and performance evaluation of a novel
multimode motion robot named SHOALBOT, which with multimode operations depends on …

Variable stiffness morphing limb for amphibious legged robots inspired by chelonian environmental adaptations

R Baines, S Freeman, F Fish… - Bioinspiration & …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Robotic vehicles capable of transition from aquatic to terrestrial locomotion face
considerable challenges associated with propulsive efficiency and performance in each …

A survey on mechanical solutions for hybrid mobile robots

M Russo, M Ceccarelli - Robotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
This paper presents a survey on mobile robots as systems that can move in different
environments with walking, flying and swimming up to solutions that combine those …