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Department of Mechanical Engineering

DESIGN OF BIO-INSPIRED
ROBOTS
PRESENTED BY
SRINIDHI S 1NH18ME105
TARUN S 1NH18ME110
NIKHIL JITH SACHI 1NH18ME080

GUIDED BY DR. ADITI RAJ

 CONTENTS

• TERRESTRIAL ROBOTS
• AERIAL ROBOTS
• UNDERWATER ROBOTS
• FUTURE ASPECTS
• CONCLUSION
 TERRESTRIAL ROBOTS

Inspired by Arachnids(Spiders)
DESIGN

The design of the bot will take the shape of an arachnoid or something with a similar shape
since functionality can be maximised with it.
The modelling and testing will be done with Solidworks and Simulink Under professional
guidance.
 SENSORS AND ACTUATORS

• The SES Joints concept achieves the function of acting as an electromagnetic controllable interface
which allows for minimal power usage while having good amount of mobility and strength based
on research. These joints have 180 degree of movement and having four or more legs allows for
free movement in both terrestrial movement and movement under water.
• Ultrasonic sensors and infrared sensors will act as the eyes for the design since they are the most
cost effective and efficient for any environment.
INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM

• The control and intelligence design will be based on a microcontroller such

as an Arduino nano or mega based on the overall requirements .
• Programming the microcontroller will be done based on the system
parameters and requirements of the bot.
 AERIAL ROBOTS

Biomimetic Micro/Macro Aerial Vehicles (BMAV)

Inspirations were taken from

• Bees
• Dragonflies
• Butterflies
 DESIGN
• Analysis on the wings of butterflies and dragonflies were done to gain further insights into micro-robot wing design
and improving the understanding of their flying behaviours.

• Design of the body will be done with the help of SolidWorks or CATIA
SENSORS AND ACTUATORS

• 4 Actuators are used to flap all four wings

• An ultrasonic sensor is used for mapping surroundings
• A camera is used for visual guidance of the bot
• IR sensors used to detect oncoming obstacles
INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM

• Artificial Bee Colony(ABC) Algorithm

Used for Foraging Activity(Scouting, Mapping the terrain of the land)
Used to compute velocity profiles that avoid obstacles and collisions between the UAVs
while ensuring the fleet formation control.
 Target tracking

Depending on the application of the bot, other algorithms can also be used.
 UNDERWATER ROBOTS

• Inspired by Fish and underwater Spiders

DESIGN
SENSORS AND ACTUATORS

• Has 6 actuators to move the joints

• IR sensors to detect oncoming obstacles
• Ultrasound to map the surrounding area
• Temperature sensor to detect the drop in temperature underwater
• GPS(Global Positioning System) Module
• Gyrocompass provides estimates of magnetic north.
• Inertial Measurement Unit provides vehicle's linear acceleration and angular velocity
INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM

• The control and intelligence design will be based on a controller such as an

PID Controller (Proportional – Integral – Derivative ) based on the overall
requirements .
• Programming the microcontroller will be done based on the system
parameters and requirements of the bot.
 FUTURE ASPECT

• We have seen the aspects of the robots in all three domains. Underwater
research and aerial robots have wider range for research and development.
• Therefore we will be focussing more on those two aspects under professional
guidance.
 CONCLUSION

• The Development of amphibious robots is necessary in the field of

underwater exploration.
• Aerial and Terrestrial robots are necessary in the area of mapping unknown
terrain of land or Scouting the land ahead where human movement is not
feasible.
 TARGET CONFERENCE

• CONFERENCE NAME: ICSSIT

• TARGET DEADLINE: 25TH DECEMBER
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