Swimming performance of the frog-inspired soft robot

J Fan, S Wang, Q Yu, Y Zhu - Soft robotics, 2020 - liebertpub.com
This article presents a frog-inspired swimming soft robot whose joints are articulated
pneumatic soft actuators. The soft actuator is designed and prepared by studying the …

A frog-inspired swimming robot based on dielectric elastomer actuators

Y Tang, L Qin, X Li, CM Chew… - 2017 IEEE/RSJ …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Frogs are capable of multiple locomotion modes including jumping and swimming, which
enables them to adapt to various environmental conditions. This paper demonstrates a frog …

Thrust improvement of a biomimetic robotic fish by using a deformable caudal fin

H Shao, B Dong, C Zheng, T Li, Q Zuo, Y Xu, H Fang… - Biomimetics, 2022 - mdpi.com
In nature, live fish has various deformable fins which are capable to promote the swimming
speed, efficiency, stability, and thrust generation. However, this feature is rarely possessed …

Biologically inspired swimming robotic frog based on pneumatic soft actuators

F Jizhuang, D Qilong, Y Qingguo, W Yi… - Bioinspiration & …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Research on soft robots and swimming robots has been widely reported and demonstrated.
However, none of these soft swimming robots can swim flexibly and efficiently using legs …

Design and dynamic model of a frog-inspired swimming robot powered by pneumatic muscles

JZ Fan, W Zhang, PC Kong, HG Cai, GF Liu - Chinese Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Pneumatic muscles with similar characteristics to biological muscles have been widely used
in robots, and thus are promising drivers for frog inspired robots. However, the application …

Design and analysis of adaptive flipper with origami structure for frog-inspired swimming robot

S Wang, J Fan, Y Pan, G Liu… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Flippers are important components for improving the locomotion efficiency and stability of
bionic underwater robots. A novel origami-based adaptive flipper is presented to address a …

Research status and development trend of frog-inspired robots

S Wang, J Fan, G Liu - Robotica, 2023 - cambridge.org
The frog-inspired robots with amphibious locomotion ability have greatest application
prospects and practical value in the fields of resource exploration and environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Simulation Analysis of Frog-Inspired Take-Off Performance Based on Different Structural Models

S Wang, J Fan, Y Liu - Biomimetics, 2024 - mdpi.com
The frog-inspired jumping robot is an interesting topic in the field of biomechanics and
bionics. However, due to the frog's explosive movement and large range of joint motion, it is …

FSI modeling of frog inspired soft robot embedded with ALD encapsulated flex sensor for underwater synchronous swim

JZ Gul, KH Kim, JH Lim, YH Doh… - 2017 IEEE International …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The outstanding swim characteristics of the frog have inspired the development of artificial
robotic swimmer, featuring synchronous swim capabilities, which could be of significant …

Experimental study on frog-inspired swimming robot based on articulated pneumatic soft actuator

J Fan, S Wang, Q Yu, Y Zhu - Journal of Bionic Engineering, 2020 - Springer
This paper presents a frog-inspired swimming robot based on articulated pneumatic soft
actuator. To realize the miniaturization of the robot and enhance its environmental …