Our pressure-operated soft snake robot promises inherent flexibility and versatility to operate on complex and unpredictable environments compared to traditional snake robots made of rigid linkage chains. We previously presented a theoretical framework to describe its unique dynamic behavior and experimentally verified the accuracy of this model. This previous work had some drawbacks; the maximum center of mass velocity of the previous soft snake was one tenth its body length per second and the dynamic model could not predict the behavior of the robot when following non-linear trajectories because of a lack of frictional torques. In this paper we introduce the next generation of our soft robotic snake we call the “WPI SRS”, which can locomote ten times faster than the previous version. Additionally, we present refinements to the dynamical model that can predict both linear and rotational motions of the robot. Finally, we demonstrate the accuracy of this refined model through experimentation.
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ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
August 2–5, 2015
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Design Engineering Division
- Computers and Information in Engineering Division
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978-0-7918-5714-4
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Refined Theoretical Modeling of a New-Generation Pressure-Operated Soft Snake
Ming Luo,
Ming Luo
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
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Yixiao Pan,
Yixiao Pan
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
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Weijia Tao,
Weijia Tao
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
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Fuchen Chen,
Fuchen Chen
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
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Erik H. Skorina,
Erik H. Skorina
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
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Cagdas D. Onal
Cagdas D. Onal
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
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Ming Luo
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
Yixiao Pan
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
Weijia Tao
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
Fuchen Chen
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
Erik H. Skorina
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
Cagdas D. Onal
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
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DETC2015-47515, V05CT08A023; 8 pages
Published Online:
January 19, 2016
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Luo, M, Pan, Y, Tao, W, Chen, F, Skorina, EH, & Onal, CD. "Refined Theoretical Modeling of a New-Generation Pressure-Operated Soft Snake." Proceedings of the ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. Volume 5C: 39th Mechanisms and Robotics Conference. Boston, Massachusetts, USA. August 2–5, 2015. V05CT08A023. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-47515
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