Paper Info
Title
Octopus-inspired innovative suction cups
Abstract
Octopus show great adhesion capabilities thanks to their suckers covering their ventral side of their arms. Starting from biological investigation, we identified preliminary specifications for the design of innovative artificial suction cups, which could be used in the field of soft robotics. The main features of the biological sucker are maintained as leading criteria for the choice of the actuation technology and mechanism. In this preliminary work, we focused on the imitation of the functionality of the specific muscle bundles which generate suction to obtain adhesion. Dielectric Elastomers Actuators (DEA) were identified as a suitable solution. A study on materials and manufacturing techniques was made. Different possible solutions in the use of DEA are also described.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.1007/978-3-642-39802-5_37
Living Machines
Keywords
Field
DocType
biological sucker,octopus-inspired innovative suction cup,preliminary specification,innovative artificial suction cup,biological investigation,different possible solution,main feature,dielectric elastomers actuators,great adhesion capability,preliminary work,actuation technology
Computer science,Suction cup,Mechanical engineering,Soft robotics,Dielectric elastomers,Suction,Actuator,Distributed computing
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
0
Authors
7
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Maurizio Follador111210.55
Francesca Tramacere263.04
Lucie Viry300.68
Matteo Cianchetti426030.00
Lucia Beccai510816.85
Cecilia Laschi668199.92
Barbara Mazzolai724040.03