Development of a Jumping Type Lunar Exploration Robot Using Shape Memory Alloy Actuators / 形状記憶合金アクチュエータを用いた跳躍移動型月面探査ロボットの開発
- Resource Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Hironari TANIGUCHI; Taichi IZUMI; 泉 太智; 谷口 浩成
- Source
- The Proceedings of JSME annual Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (Robomec). 2022, :1-K01
- Subject
- Jumping Robot
Lunar/Planetary exploration
Shape Memory Alloy
Space Robotics
- Language
- Japanese
- ISSN
- 2424-3124
In this paper, we report a small jumping mechanism for a lunar exploration robot using shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators. The jumping mechanism have tension springs and toggle linkage with SMA actuators. SMA actuators used for operating the tension springs. In the jumping experiments, we confirmed that the jumping model hoped to a maximum height of 0.34 meters and travel up to 0.5 meters. This indicates that the jumping mechanism using shape memory alloy actuators is useful as a movement mechanism.