期刊: BIOINSPIRATION & BIOMIMETICS, 2021; 16 (4)
While the collective movements of fish schools evading predators in nature are complex, they can be fundamentally represented by simplified mathematic......
期刊: BIOINSPIRATION & BIOMIMETICS, 2021; 16 (5)
Inspired by wide and elongated fins of aquatic species, robotic undulatory propulsors are developed to achieve advanced maneuverability. Through biolo......
期刊: BIOINSPIRATION & BIOMIMETICS, 2021; 16 (5)
This research reports the numerical results of the ground effect trend for a three-dimensional flapping insect wing at a very low Reynolds number (Re ......
期刊: BIOINSPIRATION & BIOMIMETICS, 2021; 16 (4)
Stimuli-responsive actuating materials offer a promising way to power insect-scale robots, but a vast majority of these material systems are too soft ......
期刊: BIOINSPIRATION & BIOMIMETICS, 2021; 16 (5)
The trailing-edge serration that imitates the silent owl wing is used as a flow control method to suppress the aerodynamic noise generated from the ro......
期刊: BIOINSPIRATION & BIOMIMETICS, 2021; 16 (5)
A novel tensegrity wing design is first proposed which can emulate the kinematic waves of the pectoral fin of batoid rays and has a simple structure f......
期刊: BIOINSPIRATION & BIOMIMETICS, 2021; 16 (5)
Similar to the end effectors for traditional rigid robots, those for soft robots are essential as the interacting media between the robots and their e......
期刊: BIOINSPIRATION & BIOMIMETICS, 2021; 16 (4)
The unique morphological bases of human hands, which are distinct from other primates, endow them with excellent grasping and manipulative abilities. ......
期刊: BIOINSPIRATION & BIOMIMETICS, 2021; 16 (5)
Inspired by the bristled wing configuration of tiny insects, we proposed a novel polyimide (PI) cantilever-based differential pressure (DP) sensor. Th......
期刊: BIOINSPIRATION & BIOMIMETICS, 2021; 16 (4)
Artificial muscles have unique advantages for driving bionic robots because their driving mode is similar to biological muscles. However, there is sti......
期刊: BIOINSPIRATION & BIOMIMETICS, 2021; 16 (4)
Stomatopods are creatures that have a unique ability to manipulate their environment by detecting polarized light for finding prey, choosing habitat, ......
期刊: BIOINSPIRATION & BIOMIMETICS, 2021; 16 (6)
In this paper, a novel continuum robotic dolphin termed 'ConRoDolI' is proposed and developed. The biomimetic robot features dual tendon driving conti......
期刊: BIOINSPIRATION & BIOMIMETICS, 2021; 16 (6)
Chiral growth exists prevalently in natural materials. The mechanism underlying the formation of chiral morphologies in biological and man-made materi......
期刊: BIOINSPIRATION & BIOMIMETICS, 2021; 16 (4)
An optical zoom imaging system that can vary the magnification factor without displacing the object and the image plane has been widely used. Nonethel......
期刊: BIOINSPIRATION & BIOMIMETICS, 2021; 16 (4)
Biofouling refers to the adverse attachment and colonization of fouling organisms, including macromolecules, bacteria, and sessile invertebrates, on t......