Fast motion and high adaptability are crucial for the practical applications of miniature
robots. However, combining these capabilities into a single robot skillfully is challenging …

In the inner ear, the Basilar Membrane (BM) and inner hair cells work to transduce acoustic
waves into electrical signals; of these, the BM is the structural membrane that carries the …

A new piezoelectric beam transportation device is designed and its dynamic characteristics
are investigated for object transportation in this paper. Based on the Euler–Bernoulli beam …

Abstract Structure-Borne Traveling Waves (SBTWs) can replicate the combined undulatory
and oscillatory motions utilized by body and/or caudal fin (BCF) aquatic swimmers …

Abstract Structure-Borne Traveling Waves (SBTWs) have significant promise as a means of
underwater propulsion, solid-state motion, and drag reduction. However, there is limited …

In this work we study the forced vibration of a finite rectangular membrane driven by
arbitrarily distributed boundary motion on two adjacent edges and internally coupled with …

In this paper, a brand-new double-beam piezoelectric robot (DBPR) is developed. The
configuration is designed as a combination of piezoelectric drive units and joint beams. The …

The focus of the present work is to study the generation of steady-state traveling waves in
one-dimensional non-dispersive finite media. Steady-state traveling waves are propagating …

Abstract Structure-borne traveling wave (SBTWs) have been investigated as means of
propulsion and solid-state motion. Experimental studies have shown that SBTWs can be …

Wave-driven motion is a phenomenon that has been observed in nature as a method for
propulsion. Earlier studies replicated these traveling waves in finite structures to propel the …