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Walking and Swimming Legged Underwater Robot Inspired by Diving Beetles

Hee Joong Kim, Jihong Lee

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In the paper, designing a diving beetle inspired legged underwater robot(D.BeeBot) is presented. It has been designed for both walking and swimming in the water. The specific design for each joint of the leg is based on simple static and dynamic force analysis. Mechanisms for generating extra prolusion by employing structural advantages of the diving beetle’s leg are proposed. Additionally, sensors for enhancing performances of the leg are introduced. Designing the leg is performed using AutoCAD (2D and 3D computer aided design) and each detailed feature of the leg is described in the paper.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21535%2FProICIUS.2014.v10.254

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