New Applications for MEMS Modular Robots Using Wireless Communications

Boillot, Nicolas; Dhoutaut, Dominique; Bourgeois, Julien

doi:10.1109/jsyst.2015.2427734

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“…Two communication hardware are studied: using electrostatic electrodes to transmit a signal, i.e. by contact communication or using nanowireless communications [11] [12]. A first prototype has been realized which embeds actuation and a chip for managing the movement of the micro-robots [13].…”

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Programmable matter as a cyber-physical conjugation

Bourgeois

Piranda

Naz

et al. 2016

2016 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC)

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Programmable matter i.e. matter that can change its physical properties, more likely its shape according to an internal or an external action is a good example of a cybermatics component. As it links a cyberized shape to real matter, it is a straight example of cyber-physical conjugation. But, this interaction between virtual and real worlds needs two elements. The first one is to find a way to represent the cyberized object using programmable matter and the second is to be able to adapt the matter to the cyberized changes. This article presents the progresses made in these two topics within the Claytronics project.

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Programmable matter as a cyber-physical conjugation

Bourgeois

Piranda

Naz

et al. 2016

2016 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC)

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“…Two communication hardware are studied: using electrostatic electrodes to transmit a signal, i.e. by contact communication or using nanowireless communications [12] [13]. A first Claytronics prototype, a mm-scale cylinder which embeds actuation and a chip for managing the movement of the microrobots has been realized [14].…”

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Designing a quasi-spherical module for a huge modular robot to create programmable matter

Piranda

Bourgeois

2018

Auton Robot

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There are many ways to implement programmable matter. One is to build it as a huge modular selfreconfigurable robot composed of a large set of spherical micro-robots, like in the Claytronics project. These micro-robots must be able to stick to each other and move around each other. However, the shape of these micro-robots has not been studied yet and remains a difficult problem as there are numerous constraints to respect. In this article, we propose a quasi-spherical structure for these micro-robots, which answers all the constraints for building programmable matter, helping the realization of an interactive computer-aided design (CAD) framework. We study different scenarios, validate the ability to move and propose methods for manufacturing these micro-robots.

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Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) have a history of more than 60 years since their first appearance, [1] and are widely used in wireless sensing, [2] communications, [3] biomedical, [4] and vehicles. [5] It has the advantages of easy miniaturization, integration, and manufacture in batches.

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An Inertial Noncontact Piezoelectric Rotary Energy Harvester with Linear Reciprocating Motion

Zheng,

He,

Jiang

et al. 2023

Physica Status Solidi (a)

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Herein, an inertial noncontact piezoelectric rotary energy harvester with linear reciprocating motion (L‐PREH) is presented. The existing piezoelectric rotary harvester employing gravity excitation has limited performance when the rotation speed is high due to the negative influence of centrifugal force. L‐PREH translates rotational motion into linear motion via the transmission chain and employs inertial force excitation to overcome high‐speed performance limitations. Using the Euler–Bernoulli beam theory, the motion governing equations of piezoelectric transducers have been derived, and an electromechanical coupling model has been constructed. Moreover, the piezoelectric transducer is simulated and analyzed. The control variable approach is used to explore the key parameters impacting output performance. When the mass is positioned in symmetrical method, the guide rod is fixed in noncentral place, the limiter is fixed in longest distance, the distance between the mass's center and the main frame is the maximum, and the rotating speed is 450 RPM, the maximum peak‐to‐peak output voltage of an L‐PREH single transducer is 24 V. The highest power of two piezoelectric transducers linked in parallel with a load resistance of 400 kΩ is 0.27 mW, which can light up more than 70 light‐emitting diodes. The L‐PREH can drive low‐power devices.

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New Applications for MEMS Modular Robots Using Wireless Communications

Cited by 7 publications

References 17 publications

Programmable matter as a cyber-physical conjugation

Programmable matter as a cyber-physical conjugation

Designing a quasi-spherical module for a huge modular robot to create programmable matter

An Inertial Noncontact Piezoelectric Rotary Energy Harvester with Linear Reciprocating Motion

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