Continuously distributed magnetization profile for millimeter-scale elastomeric undulatory swimming

• Main Authors: Diller, Eric, Zhuang, Jiang, Zhan Lum, Guo, Edwards, Matthew R., Sitti, Metin
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Robots
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/98381; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19599
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

We have developed a millimeter-scale magnetically driven swimming robot for untethered motion at mid to low Reynolds numbers. The robot is propelled by continuous undulatory deformation, which is enabled by the distributed magnetization profile of a flexible sheet. We demonstrate control of a protot...