Plant Inspired Techniques for Dispersion of Payloads
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Inspired by the immense variety of naturally curious explorers (insects, animals, and birds), their wellintegrated biological sensor-processor suites, efficiently packaged in compact but highly dexterous forms, and their complex, intriguing, cooperative behavior, this paper focuses on "Biomorphic Explorers", their defination/classification, their designs, and presents planetary exploration scenarios based on the designs. Judicious blend of bio-inspired concepts and recent advances in micro-air vehicles, microsensors, microinstruments, MEMS, and microprocessors clearly suggests that the time of small, dedicated, low cost explorers that capture some of the key features of biological systems has arrived. Just as even small insects like ants, termites, honey bees etc working cooperatively in colonies can achieve big tasks, the biomorphic explorers hold the potential for obtaining science in-accessible by current large singular exploration platforms.
Inspired by the immense variety of naturally curious explorers (insects, animals, and birds), their well integrated biological sensor-processor suites that are efficiently packaged in compact but highly dexterous forms, and their complex, intriguing, cooperative behaviors, this study focuses on Biomorphic Explorers and presents cooperative biomorphic planetary exploration scenarios.
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Biomorphic explorers are small, dedicated, low-cost explorers that capture some of the key features of biological systems.
A comparative review of actuation technologies is presented. Innovative mechanism ideas that combine high force and deflection are described. Flexible smart actuators are obtained utilizing real time adaptive bio-morphic controls.
Optically/electrically operable flexible film microactuators that can offer up to two orders higher efficiency of photonic to mechanical conversion compared to ceramic actuators are conceptualized.