A biological micro actuator : graded and closed-loop control of insect leg motion by electrical stimulation of muscles

• Main Authors: Cao, Feng, Zhang, Chao, Vo Doan, Tat Thang, Li, Yao, Sangi, Daniyal Haider, Koh, Jie Sheng, Huynh, Ngoc Anh, Aziz, Mohamed Fareez Bin, Choo, Hao Yu, Ikeda, Kazuo, Abbeel, Pieter, Maharbiz, Michel M., Sato, Hirotaka
• Other Authors: Lazzari, Claudio R.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/79318; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38553
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In this study, a biological microactuator was demonstrated by closed-loop motion control of the front leg of an insect (Mecynorrhina torquata, beetle) via electrical stimulation of the leg muscles. The three antagonistic pairs of muscle groups in the front leg enabled the actuator to have three d...