Force transmission and actuation in the transition zone between rod-shaped and planar elements (A03)

该项目研究了植物和无脊椎动物在杆状系统中表现出自适应刚度和关节自由运动的机制。第一个资助期表明，植物细胞的膨胀驱动机制有明显更高的潜力转移到液压或气动执行器。因此，在第二个资助期，我们将专门专注于植物作为榜样，我们的重点将扩展到平面器官（即薄片，花瓣）。重点将放在两者之间的过渡区域（植物的叶柄-层过渡）以及如何将其转移到建筑的生物启发系统中。

The project investigated mechanisms of plants and invertebrates exhibiting adaptive stiffness and joint-free movements in rod-like systems. The first funding period showed that the turgor-driven mechanism of plant cells has a markedly higher potential for transfer to hydraulic or pneumatic actuators. In the second funding period, we, therefore, will exclusively concentrate on plants as role models and our focus will be extended to planar organs (i.e. laminae, petals). Special focus will be laid on the transition zone between the two (petiole-lamina-transitions in plants) and how this can be transferred to bioinspired systems for architecture.