arXiv:2510.22504cs.RO2025-10被引 2

研究藤蔓机器人在不同参数下的转向能力,找出优化设计的关键因素。

On Steerability Factors for Growing Vine Robots

  • 通过实验分析负载、压力、长度等对转向性能的影响。
  • 中等气压下转向性最佳,长度越长越优,直径影响较小。
  • 外部驱动更易启动弯曲,内部集成则曲率更高,适合复杂任务。

藤蔓机器人通过末端翻转材料延伸管状躯体,在复杂环境中实现最小化柔性体导航。尽管其在城市搜救等领域具有应用潜力,但性能受限于附加传感器或工具的重量,以及设计与控制策略。本文研究了末端负载、气压、长度、直径及制造方法对采用串列袋式气动执行器的藤蔓机器人转向性(可控曲率能力)的影响。实验分为两组:(1) 在自重对抗重力条件下,研究末端负载、腔室压力、长度和直径的影响;(2) 在地面支撑条件下,研究制造方法及执行器与腔室压力比的影响。结果表明:转向性随末端负载增加而下降,中等气压时最优,随长度增加而提升,直径影响不显著。外部安装执行器的机器人在较低压力比下即开始弯曲,但高压力比时曲率饱和;内部集成执行器的机器人需更高压力比才能启动弯曲,但可实现更大曲率。基于这些原则优化的机器人在最大化向上与水平曲率的任务中表现优于经验参数设计者。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Vine robots extend their tubular bodies by everting material from the tip, enabling navigation in complex environments with a minimalist soft body. Despite their promise for field applications, especially in the urban search and rescue domain, performance is constrained by the weight of attached sensors or tools, as well as other design and control choices. This work investigates how tip load, pressure, length, diameter, and fabrication method shape vine robot steerability--the ability to maneuver with controlled curvature--for robots that steer with series pouch motor-style pneumatic actuators. We conduct two groups of experiments: (1) studying tip load, chamber pressure, length, and diameter in a robot supporting itself against gravity, and (2) studying fabrication method and ratio of actuator to chamber pressure in a robot supported on the ground. Results show that steerability decreases with increasing tip load, is best at moderate chamber pressure, increases with length, and is largely unaffected by diameter. Robots with actuators attached on their exterior begin curving at low pressure ratios, but curvature saturates at high pressure ratios; those with actuators integrated into the robot body require higher pressure ratios to begin curving but achieve higher curvature overall. We demonstrate that robots optimized with these principles outperform those with ad hoc parameters in a mobility task that involves maximizing upward and horizontal curvatures.

机器人软体机器人气动驱动转向控制

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