Fabrication, control, and modeling of robots inspired by flagella and cilia
Sangmin Lim, Yayun Du, Yong-Kyu Lee, Shivam Kumar Panda, Dezhong Tong, Mohammad Khalid Jawed
Abstract
Abstract Flagella and cilia are slender structures that serve important functionalities in the microscopic world through their locomotion induced by fluid and structure interaction. With recent developments in microscopy, fabrication, biology, and modeling capability, robots inspired by the locomotion of these organelles in low Reynolds number flow have been manufactured and tested on the micro-and macro-scale, ranging from medical in vivo microbots, microfluidics to macro prototypes. We present a collection of modeling theories, control principles, and fabrication methods for flagellated and ciliary robots.
Topics & Concepts
MicrofluidicsCiliumFabricationRobotFlagellumMacroNanotechnologyMacroscopic scaleBiomimeticsReynolds numberComputer scienceEngineeringMaterials sciencePhysicsMechanicsBiologyArtificial intelligenceMedicineQuantum mechanicsProgramming languageCell biologyTurbulenceAlternative medicineGenePathologyBiochemistryMicro and Nano RoboticsElectrohydrodynamics and Fluid DynamicsOrbital Angular Momentum in Optics