Snake robot: current state of the art and future trend
This paper discusses the current state of the art of research and future trend of research activity towards achieving mechanisms and technology for useful implementation of efficient snake robots. Snake robot is meant to mimic motion of a natural snake, which does not possess any limb. Natural sna...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/23437/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/23437/1/2008_ISAME_SNAKE_ROBOT_CURRENT_STATE_OF_THE_ART_AND_FUTURE_TREND.pdf |
| Summary: | This paper discusses the current state of the art of research and future trend of research activity towards
achieving mechanisms and technology for useful implementation of efficient snake robots. Snake robot is
meant to mimic motion of a natural snake, which does not possess any limb. Natural snakes can undergo
wide range of motion and are able to move over rough terrains without the danger of entanglement. Slender
structure of the snake body help a snake to go inside narrow holes. Thus a snake robot able to mimic these
features of a natural snake will be of extreme use in handling search and rescue operations, minimal
invasive surgery and inspection of pipeline defects in petochemical industries. Snake robots, though seem
to be a promising solution to wheel less locomotion, and hyper redundant robot mechanism in locating
difficult to reach location, could not receive scientists? interest due to the involvement of multiple
disciplines that require integration under some common umbrella. Due to the evolution of Mechatronics as
an Engineering discipline during the last two decades, promising solutions to snake robot design are
gradually coming out. |
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