Title
Ciliary Vibration Drive Mechanism For Active Scope Cameras
Abstract
The active scope camera we proposed has active mobility using a ciliary vibration drive mechanism for long flexible cables. The physical details have yet to be clarified. We determined it based on detailed physical phenomena to design an optimal ciliary vibration drive. We discuss the reasons for design efficiency based on the analysis of dynamic models of ciliary parts, focusing on (1) the characteristic vibration of the cilia and (2) stick-slip contact. We constructed a pseudo linear spring model and a stick-slip friction model to evaluate these phenomena. We determined optimal driving vibration frequencies and the inclined angle of cilia through experiments and analysis. Qualitative comparisons with the dynamic models and the results of experiments indicated the effective physical factors of the activation mechanism. A prototype of the active scope camera showed good performance in practical rescue activities.
Year
DOI
Venue
2008
10.20965/jrm.2008.p0490
JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS AND MECHATRONICS
Keywords
Field
DocType
ciliary vibration drive, active scope camera, flexible cable, actuation mechanism
Flexible cable,Control engineering,Engineering,Vibration
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
20
3
0915-3942
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
2
0.40
0
Authors
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Masashi Konyo128360.48
Kazuya Isaki2273.29
Kazunari Hatazaki3171.82
Satoshi Tadokoro41014177.55
Fumiaki Takemura54411.50