Dynamic model of a jet-propelled soft robot inspired by the octopus mantle

Federico Renda, Frederic Boyer, Cecilia Laschi

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Abstract

This article addresses the study of cephalopods locomotion. As a first step, we here propose an analytical model of the cephalopod mantle. The approach is based on the geometrically exact shell theory used in nonlinear structural dynamics and exploits the symmetric shape of the mantle. Once all the mathematical background is reminded we propose a first use of this model by using the constitutive laws of the shell as control laws able to reproduce the axisymmetric contractions observed in cephalopods. Further numerical exploitation of these theoretical results are to date in progress along with works in fluid mechanics.

Original languageBritish English
Title of host publicationBiomimetic and Biohybrid Systems - Third International Conference, Living Machines 2014, Proceedings
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages261-272
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)9783319094342
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Event3rd International Conference on Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems, Living Machines 2014 - Milan, Italy
Duration: 30 Jul 20141 Aug 2014

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume8608 LNAI
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference3rd International Conference on Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems, Living Machines 2014
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityMilan
Period30/07/141/08/14

Keywords

  • Continuum Robots
  • Dynamics
  • Octopus
  • Soft Robots

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