Structural design and static analysis of a tiger-beetle-like hexapod robot

doi:10.16731/j.cnki.1671-3133.2018.11.010

Abstract

Abstract: On the basis of analyzing the body structure characteristics and motor function of the tiger beetle,have designed a tiger-beetle-like hexapod robot.According to the structure of the hind legs of the four selected tiger beetles,choose the appropriate size ratio for each leg of the robot.Builds a physical model of the tiger-beetle-like hexapod robot through using Solidworks.The body structure design of the robot is modeled on the body of the tiger beetle,which has slender appearance,and the install location of the six legs on the body of the robot is approximately on a long oval.Each leg is a serial mechanism,which has three degrees of freedom.Also does statics analysis of the key parts of the leg by ANSYS to gain the stress and strain chart,the results indicate that the robot mechanism design is reasonable.

Key words: hexapod robot, bionic, tiger beetle, structure, static

CLC Number:

TP24

Xu Haiyan, Jiang Shuhai, Xu Zhenya, Wu Suhang. Structural design and static analysis of a tiger-beetle-like hexapod robot[J]. Modern Manufacturing Engineering, 2018, 458(11): 54-59.

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