Biomimetic swimming tadpole microrobot using 3-pairs helmholtz coils

Hyunchul Choi, Semi Jeong, Cheong Lee, Gwangjun Go, Kiduk Kwon, Seong Young Ko, Jong Oh Park, Sukho Park

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Abstract

For the actuation of a swimming microrobot, various types of electromagnetic actuation (EMA) systems were proposed. Compared with a conventional actuation system using an electric motor or shape memory alloy (SMA), EMA system has many advantages for a wireless actuation of a microrobot. This paper introduces a biomimetic swimming tadpole microrobot. The developed microrobot could be driven by an external uniform magnet field using 3-pairs of Helmholtz coils. The swimming microrobot consists of a buoyant body, NdFeB magnets, and silicone fin. Especially, the tadpole swimming microrobot has a single silicone fin which is directly linked to the NdFeB magnet. The external alternating magnetic field from 3- pairs of Helmholtz coils could generate the propulsion and steering force of the tadpole microrobot in 3-dimensional (D) space. The proposed swimming tadpole microrobot can be used in medical areas such as a capsule endoscope and drug delivery system.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication"2014 5th IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2014
EditorsRaffaella Carloni, Lorenzo Masia, Jose Maria Sabater-Navarro, Marko Ackermann, Sunil Agrawal, Arash Ajoudani, Panagiotis Artemiadis, Matteo Bianchi, Antonio Padilha Lanari Bo, Maura Casadio, Kevin Cleary, Ashish Deshpande, Domenico Formica, Matteo Fumagalli, Nicolas Garcia-Aracil, Sasha Blue Godfrey, Islam S.M. Khalil, Olivier Lambercy, Rui C. V. Loureiro, Leonardo Mattos, Victor Munoz, Hyung-Soon Park, Luis Eduardo Rodriguez Cheu, Roque Saltaren, Adriano A. G. Siqueira, Valentina Squeri, Arno H.A. Stienen, Nikolaos Tsagarakis, Herman Van der Kooij, Bram Vanderborght, Nicola Vitiello, Jose Zariffa, Loredana Zollo
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages841-844
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781479931262
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 Sep 2014
Event5th IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2014 - Sao Paulo, Brazil
Duration: 12 Aug 201415 Aug 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics
ISSN (Print)2155-1774

Conference

Conference5th IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2014
Country/TerritoryBrazil
CitySao Paulo
Period12/08/1415/08/14

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