Anthropomorphism Indexes of the Kinematic Chain for Artificial HandsJournal of Bionic Engineering - Tập 17 - Trang 501-511 - 2020
Immaculada Llop-Harillo, Antonio Pérez-González, Javier Andrés-Esperanza
Anthropomorphic hands have received increasing research interest in the fields of robotics and prosthetics. But it is not yet clear how to evaluate their anthropomorphism. Similarity in the kinematic chain is essential to achieve both functionality and cosmesis. A few previous works have addressed the definition of anthropomorphism indexes, although they have some limitations in its definition. In...... hiện toàn bộ
Multi-hop routing optimization method based on improved ant algorithm for vehicle to roadside networkJournal of Bionic Engineering - Tập 11 - Trang 490-496 - 2014
Hao Dong, Xiaohui Zhao, Liangdong Qu, Xuefen Chi, Xinyu Cui
This paper proposes a route optimization method to improve the performance of route selection in Vehicle Ad-hoc Network (VANET). A novel bionic swarm intelligence algorithm, which is called ant colony algorithm, was introduced into a traditional ad-hoc route algorithm named AODV. Based on the analysis of movement characteristics of vehicles and according to the spatial relationship between the veh...... hiện toàn bộ
Design and fuel consumption optimization for a bio-inspired semi-floating hybrid vehicleJournal of Bionic Engineering - - 2011
Jiannan Luo, Yansong Zhang
Based on a bionic concept and combing air-cushion techniques and track driving mechanisms, a novel semi-floating hybrid concept vehicle is proposed to meet the transportation requirements on soft terrain. First, the vehicle scheme and its improved duel-spring flexible suspension design are described. Then, its fuel consumption model is proposed accordingly with respect to two vehicle operating par...... hiện toàn bộ
Influence of CrN coating on electrochemical behavior of plasma nitrided pure titanium in bio-simulated environmentJournal of Bionic Engineering - Tập 13 - Trang 150-155 - 2016
İlhan Çelik
Titanium and its alloys are widely used as materials for bio-medical applications, such as implants. However, ions of the alloy can release to the body region and spread into the blood circulation. In this study, plasma nitriding and CrN coating techniques are used in order to overcome the problem of ion release. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of plasma nitrided pure ti...... hiện toàn bộ
Nanomechanical Behaviour of the Membranous Wings of Dragonfly Pantala flavescens FabriciusJournal of Bionic Engineering - Tập 13 - Trang 388-396 - 2016
Yanru Zhao, Dongsheng Wang, Jin Tong, Jiyu Sun
The dragonfly has excellent flying capacity and its wings are typical 2-dimensional composite materials in micro-scale or nano-scale. The nanomechanical behavior of dragonfly membranous wings was investigated with a nanoindenter. It was shown that the maxima of the reduced modulus and nanohardness of the in-vivo and fresh dragonfly wings are about at position of 0.7L, where L is the wing length. I...... hiện toàn bộ
Computation of unsteady flow past a biomimetic finJournal of Bionic Engineering - Tập 1 - Trang 108-120 - 2018
Hao Liu, Naomi Kato
The unsteady hydrodynamics of a biomimetic fin attached to a cylindrical body has been studied numerically using a computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulator based on an in-house solver of the Navier-Stokes equations, combined with a recently developed multi-block, overset grid method. The fin-body CFD model is based on a mechanical pectoral fin device, which consists of a cylindrical body and an...... hiện toàn bộ
Automated layout design of stiffened container structures based on the morphology of plant ramificationsJournal of Bionic Engineering - Tập 13 - Trang 344-354 - 2016
Baotong Li, Suna Yan, Qiyin Lin
This study proposes a new topology optimization solution providing designers with choices for feasible stiffener layouts inside large-scale containers of garbage trucks. Firstly, the mathematical expressions of loading conditions inside garbage containers are derived. Then, a growth-based layout optimization framework is built, taking inspiration from the morphology of plant ramifications. The pri...... hiện toàn bộ