简介:Themodulationandcontrolofgecko'sfootmovementswerestudiedelectrophysiologicallyinordertodesignthemotorcontrolsystemofagecko-mimicrobot.Inthisstudy(1)theanatomyoftheperipheralnervescontrollingthegecko'sfootmovementswasdetermined;(2)therelationshipbetweenthelimbnervesofthegeckoanditsfootmotorpatternswasstudied;(3)theafferentimpulsesofthenervesevokedbyrubbingthegecko'stoesandpalmwererecorded;(4)copyingthenaturalpatternsofmovementofthegecko'sfoot(abduction,adduction,flexion,andrevolution)anditslimbnervemodulationandcontrolmechanism,thenerveswerestimulatedundercomputercontrol,andtheresultsrecordedbyCCD.Resultssuggestthatgecko'sfootmovementscanbesuccessfullycontrolledbyartificialelectricalsignals.
简介:AflexiblehingelesscontrolsurfacemodelwasproposedformotioncontrolofUnderwaterVehicles(UVs),whichisinspiredbytheflexiblebendingcontrolsurfacesofunderwatercreatures,suchasfishandsquid.ComputationalFluidDynamics(CFD)simulationdemonstratesthat,incomparisonwiththehingedorrigidcontrolsurface,theproposedflexiblebendingcontrolsurfacecansuppresstheflowseparationsoastoimprovetheturningperformance.Aprototypeoftheflexiblecontrolsurfacewasfabricated,inwhichShapeMemoryAlloy(SMA)wireswereselectedastheactuators.Theelasticenergystorageandexchangemechanismwasincorporatedintotheactuationofthecontrolsurfacetoimprovetheefficiency.ThermalanalysisofSMAwireswasperformedtofindproperactuatingcondition.Open-loopbendingexperimentswerecarriedout.Theresultsshowthattheproposedcontrolsurfacecanachievethemaximumbendingangleof104°.Moreover,thepowerandenergyconsumptionunderdifferentpulseconditionswerecompared.
简介:Asystemisdescribedherethatcannoninvasivelycontrolthenavigationoffreelybehavingratviaultrasonic,epidermalandLEDphoticstimulatorsontheback.Thesystemreceivescommandsfromaremotehostcomputertodeliverspecifiedelectricalstimulationstothehearing,painandvisualsensesoftheratrespectively.Theresultsdemonstratethatthethreestimuliworkingroupsfortheratnavigation.Wecancontroltherattoproceedandmakerightandleftturnswithgreatefficiency.Thisexperimentverifiedthattheratwasabletoreachasettingdestinationinthewayofcablewiththehelpofapersonthroughtheappropriatecoordinationofthethreestimulators.Thetelemetryvideocameramountedontheheadoftheratalsoachieveddistantimageacquisitionandhelpedtoadjustitsnavigationpathoveradistanceof300m.Inaword,thenon-invasivemotioncontrolnavigationsystemisagood,stableandreliablebio-robot.
简介:Aroboticfish,BASEMACK1,isdesignedandfabricatedbymimickingtheshapeofalivemackerel.ThreeDCservo-motorsareseriallylinkedtogetherandactuatedtomimicthemackerel'sCarangiformmotion.Hydrodynamiccharac-teristicsofafish-mimetictestmodelareexperimentallyidentifiedandutilizedinordertonumericallysimulatefishswimming.Thediscretesetofkinematicanddynamicparametersareobtainedbyconsideringrequiredhorizontalandlateralforcesandminimumenergyconsumption.Usingtheoptimizedparameterset,optimalcontroloftherobotisstudied.
简介:OptimalformationreconfigurationcontrolofmultipleUninhabitedCombatAirVehicles(UCAVs)isacomplicatedglobaloptimumproblem.ParticleSwarmOptimization(PSO)isapopulationbasedstochasticoptimizationtechniqueinspiredbysocialbehaviourofbirdflockingorfishschooling.PSOcanachievebetterresultsinafaster,cheaperwaycomparedwithotherbio-inspiredcomputationalmethods,andtherearefewparameterstoadjustinPSO.Inthispaper,weproposeanimprovedPSOmodelforsolvingtheoptimalformationreconfigurationcontrolproblemformultipleUCAVs.Firstly,theControlParameteri-zationandTimeDiscretization(CPTD)methodisdesignedindetail.Then,themutationstrategyandaspecialmutation-escapeoperatorareadoptedintheimprovedPSOmodeltomakeparticlesexplorethesearchspacemoreefficiently.Theproposedstrategycanproducealargespeedvaluedynamicallyaccordingtothevariationofthespeed,whichmakesthealgorithmexplorethelocalandglobalminimathoroughlyatthesametime.SeriesexperimentalresultsdemonstratethefeasibilityandeffectivenessoftheproposedmethodinsolvingtheoptimalformationreconfigurationcontrolproblemformultipleUCAVs.
简介:TheproblemofflappingmotioncontrolofMicroAirVehicles(MAVs)withflappingwingswasstudiedinthispaper.Basedupontheknowledgeofskeletalandmuscularcomponentsofhummingbird,adynamicmodelforflappingwingwasdeveloped.AcontrolschemeinspiredbyhumanmemoryandlearningconceptwasconstructedforwingmotioncontrolofMAVs.Thesalientfeatureoftheproposedcontrolliesinitscapabilitiestoimprovethecontrolperformancebylearningfromexperienceandobservationonitscurrentandpastbehaviors,withouttheneedforsystemdynamicinformation.Furthermore,theoverallcontrolschemehasafairlysimplestructureanddemandslittleonlinecomputations,makingitattractiveforreal-timeimplementationonMAVs.Boththeoreticalanalysisandcomputersimulationconfirmsitseffectiveness.
简介:目的:探究胃炎康方5号联合西医治疗慢性萎缩性胃炎的临床疗效。方法:选取在我院接受治疗的慢性萎缩性胃炎患者94例,分为对照组和实验组,对照组患者采用常规的胃三联治疗方法,实验组患者在对照组患者的治疗方法之上再加上胃炎康方5号治疗,观察分析和对比两组患者的治疗效果以及Hp根除率(幽门螺旋杆菌根除率)。结果:对照组患者治疗的总有效率为46.81%,Hp根除率为82.98%,实验组患者治疗的总有效率为80.85%,根除率为93.62%,两组结果相比较,差异显著,有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论:胃炎康方5号联合西药治疗慢性萎缩性胃炎的临床疗效显著,值得临床推广。