Modeling locomotion of a soft-bodied arthropod using inverse dynamics

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作者
Saunders, Frank [1 ]
Trimmer, Barry A. [1 ]
Rife, Jason [1 ]
机构
[1] Tufts Univ, Medford, MA 02155 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
HORNWORM MANDUCA-SEXTA; TOBACCO HORNWORM; LEGGED LOCOMOTION; CONTINUUM ROBOT; CATERPILLAR; MUSCLE; MOTONEURONS; KINEMATICS; METAMORPHOSIS; MOVEMENT;
D O I
10.1088/1748-3182/6/1/016001
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
Most bio-inspired robots have been based on animals with jointed, stiff skeletons. There is now an increasing interest in mimicking the robust performance of animals in natural environments by incorporating compliant materials into the locomotory system. However, the mechanics of moving, highly conformable structures are particularly difficult to predict. This paper proposes a planar, extensible-link model for the soft-bodied tobacco hornworm caterpillar, Manduca sexta, to provide insight for biologists and engineers studying locomotion by highly deformable animals and caterpillar-like robots. Using inverse dynamics to process experimentally acquired point-tracking data, ground reaction forces and internal forces were determined for a crawling caterpillar. Computed ground reaction forces were compared to experimental data to validate the model. The results show that a system of linked extendable joints can faithfully describe the general form and magnitude of the contact forces produced by a crawling caterpillar. Furthermore, the model can be used to compute internal forces that cannot be measured experimentally. It is predicted that between different body segments in stance phase the body is mostly kept in tension and that compression only occurs during the swing phase when the prolegs release their grip. This finding supports a recently proposed mechanism for locomotion by soft animals in which the substrate transfers compressive forces from one part of the body to another (the environmental skeleton) thereby minimizing the need for hydrostatic stiffening. The model also provides a new means to characterize and test control strategies used in caterpillar crawling and soft robot locomotion.
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