In this research work, it has been designed a bionic robot fish structure, can swim underwater. The active compact body is powered by eight sets of symmetric PVC gel actuators with a caudal fin. The robot’s 200 mm-lo...In this research work, it has been designed a bionic robot fish structure, can swim underwater. The active compact body is powered by eight sets of symmetric PVC gel actuators with a caudal fin. The robot’s 200 mm-long, fish structure design incorporates a 55.52 angle to optimize the fish dynamics movement. It’s a fast and smooth operation and can swim. The robot can swim fast and quietly by using the right positions and the appropriate actuators on PVC gel actuators. This design entails a unique architecture that enables the robot to move safely and unobtrusively at the same time, which makes it suitable equipment for different exploration and surveillance missions in the water with speed and silent operation as the foremost concern.展开更多
Inspired by the microstructure of gecko’s toe,two kinds of polyvinyl chloride(PVC)gels with different modulus were poured on a silicon mold with micropillars,and then a bio-inspired adhesive with variable modulus was...Inspired by the microstructure of gecko’s toe,two kinds of polyvinyl chloride(PVC)gels with different modulus were poured on a silicon mold with micropillars,and then a bio-inspired adhesive with variable modulus was manufactured in this study.The adhesions of variable modulus and fixed modulus bio-inspired adhesives were tested,respectively,on a smooth glass and a printed circuit board(PCB)with different surface structures.The results show that PVC gel bio-inspired adhesives with variable modulus have many advantages compared with the fixed modulus bioinspired adhesives.The adhesion of variable modulus bio-inspired adhesives on the rough PCB surface increased by 2−5 times,and due to the use of variable modulus of PVC gel,the surface micropillars can maintain high aspect ratio and flexible tips at the same time.Moreover,the use of PVC gel makes it easier to demold during the bio-inspired adhesives preparation.An adhesion-desorption device was made according to the movement of the gecko toes,and the PCB was successfully grasped.展开更多
Plasticized polyvinyl chloride(PVC)gel is a type of electroactive polymers,which has potentials to be applied as soft actuators.However,few studies have been performed to investigate the mechanical responses of PVC ge...Plasticized polyvinyl chloride(PVC)gel is a type of electroactive polymers,which has potentials to be applied as soft actuators.However,few studies have been performed to investigate the mechanical responses of PVC gels in cyclic loading conditions.In this work,we combined experiments and theory to characterize the mechanical responses of two plasticized PVC gels.The gels were subjected to different types of loading-unloading-reloading cycles.The experimental results showed that the plasticized PVC gels exhibited stress softening response(the Mullins effect)in the cyclic tests.Meanwhile,the gels regained some strength after annealing at room temperature for several hours,indicating the self-healing ability of gels.We further extended the eight-chain model with incorporation of the chain dissociation and reassociation mechanism.The developed constitutive model is able to reproduce the Mullins effect and the recovery of the Mullins effect observed in the experiments.Our results clearly show that understanding the complex mechanical response is crucial for the applications of plasticized PVC gels.展开更多
文摘In this research work, it has been designed a bionic robot fish structure, can swim underwater. The active compact body is powered by eight sets of symmetric PVC gel actuators with a caudal fin. The robot’s 200 mm-long, fish structure design incorporates a 55.52 angle to optimize the fish dynamics movement. It’s a fast and smooth operation and can swim. The robot can swim fast and quietly by using the right positions and the appropriate actuators on PVC gel actuators. This design entails a unique architecture that enables the robot to move safely and unobtrusively at the same time, which makes it suitable equipment for different exploration and surveillance missions in the water with speed and silent operation as the foremost concern.
基金Projects(51605220,U1637101)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(BK20160793)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province,ChinaProject(NS2020029)supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China。
文摘Inspired by the microstructure of gecko’s toe,two kinds of polyvinyl chloride(PVC)gels with different modulus were poured on a silicon mold with micropillars,and then a bio-inspired adhesive with variable modulus was manufactured in this study.The adhesions of variable modulus and fixed modulus bio-inspired adhesives were tested,respectively,on a smooth glass and a printed circuit board(PCB)with different surface structures.The results show that PVC gel bio-inspired adhesives with variable modulus have many advantages compared with the fixed modulus bioinspired adhesives.The adhesion of variable modulus bio-inspired adhesives on the rough PCB surface increased by 2−5 times,and due to the use of variable modulus of PVC gel,the surface micropillars can maintain high aspect ratio and flexible tips at the same time.Moreover,the use of PVC gel makes it easier to demold during the bio-inspired adhesives preparation.An adhesion-desorption device was made according to the movement of the gecko toes,and the PCB was successfully grasped.
基金This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.12022204)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.2021FZZX001-16).
文摘Plasticized polyvinyl chloride(PVC)gel is a type of electroactive polymers,which has potentials to be applied as soft actuators.However,few studies have been performed to investigate the mechanical responses of PVC gels in cyclic loading conditions.In this work,we combined experiments and theory to characterize the mechanical responses of two plasticized PVC gels.The gels were subjected to different types of loading-unloading-reloading cycles.The experimental results showed that the plasticized PVC gels exhibited stress softening response(the Mullins effect)in the cyclic tests.Meanwhile,the gels regained some strength after annealing at room temperature for several hours,indicating the self-healing ability of gels.We further extended the eight-chain model with incorporation of the chain dissociation and reassociation mechanism.The developed constitutive model is able to reproduce the Mullins effect and the recovery of the Mullins effect observed in the experiments.Our results clearly show that understanding the complex mechanical response is crucial for the applications of plasticized PVC gels.
