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15 - General Engineering

Brunel University London

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Output 85 of 258 in the submission

Article title

Design of a biomimetic skin for an octopus-inspired robot - Part II: Development of the skin artefact

Type

D - Journal article

DOI

10.1016/S1672-6529(11)60033-4

Title of journal

Journal of Bionic Engineering

Article number

Volume number

Issue number

First page of article

297

ISSN of journal

16726529

Year of publication

2011

URL

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MiamiImageURL&_cid=273530&_user=545641&_pii=S1672652911600334&_check=y&_origin=article&_zone=toolbar&_coverDate=30-Sep-2011&view=c&originContentFamily=serial&wchp=dGLbVlB-zSkWb&md5=ffe390043254b100259099c2c30c4d5f&p

Number of additional authors

Additional information

The second of two papers on the design of a biomimetic skin, this paper describes the manufacture and testing of a synthetic skin with performance characteristics at least as good as those of real octopus skin. Whilst octopus arms can extend to 150%, the skin fails at 60%, indicating wrinkles allow extension. The synthetic skin was therefore designed to be more compliant than octopus skin. A composite material, comprising a knitted textile embedded in silicone rubber was developed and its performance validated by finite element models and experimental testing.

Interdisciplinary

Cross-referral requested

Research group

None

Proposed double-weighted

Double-weighted statement

Reserve for a double-weighted output

Non-English

English abstract