Serpentine locomotion articulated chain: ANA II

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Cardona, A. M. | Barrero, J. I. | Otálora, C. | Parra, C.

Affiliations: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Facultad de Ingemería, Departamento Electrónica, Carrera, Bogotá, Colombia | 5 Arbor cir, Natick, MA, USA

Note: [] Corresponding Author: A. M. Cardona, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Facultad de Ingeniería, Departamento Electrónica, Carrera 7 No. 40-62, Bogotá, Colombia. Email: aura.cardona@javeriana.edu.co

Abstract: When humanity faces challenges in solving problems beyond their technical resources, and has no foundation to solve a problem, engineering must search for an answer developing new concepts and innovative frameworks to excel these limitations and travel beyond our capabilities. This project “Serpentine locomotion articulated chain: ANA II” is a self-contained robot built to evaluate the behavior of the platform being capable of serpentine movements, in a modular chain mechanical design, based on a master/slave architecture.

Keywords: Articulated chains, snakelike robots, master-slave architecture

DOI: 10.1533/abbi.2004.0049

Journal: Applied Bionics and Biomechanics, vol. 2, no. 3-4, pp. 179-185, 2005