SGER:A Multi-Sensor-Fused Intelligent Biomimetic Microrobot

奖项编号：0228784 PI：Devendra P. Garg机构：杜克大学多传感器融合的智能仿生微机器人本项目提出了一个深入的分析研究，设计和开发的创新和非传统的多传感器融合结构的仿生微机器人。这种装置将从自然界中获得灵感，并结合几种昆虫的物理和生物特性。微型机器人将被证明是一个伟大的资产，在各种科学和工程系统的应用程序，获取，处理和整合从多个知识来源收集的信息。包括的能力的具体例子是视觉、听觉、接近、嗅觉和交流能力。所提出的架构和微型机器人可以有益地用于侦察和信息检索在非结构化和不确定的环境。2001年9月11日的恐怖主义袭击就是这种情况的一个例子。拟议中的微型机器人可以执行的其他关键任务包括监视和目标获取。微型机器人的操作将是远程的;因此通信协议将是无线的。除了建立良好的数学基础外，还将通过详尽的计算机模拟来验证所提出的微型机器人架构的功能和性能，构建原型微型机器人，并通过在实验室实验期间将微型机器人暴露于各种非结构化环境来验证结果。

Award number: 0228784PI: Devendra P. Garg Institution: Duke UniversityTitle: A Multi-Sensor Fused Intelligent Biomemetic MicrorobotThis project proposes an in-depth analytical investigation, design, and development of an innovative and unconventional multi-sensor-fused architecture for a biomimetic microrobot. This device would derive its inspiration from nature and integrate the physical and biological characteristics of several insects. The microrobot would prove to be a great asset for applications in a variety of scientific and engineering systems that acquire, process, and integrate information gathered from multiple knowledge sources. Specific examples of capabilities to be included are the visual, auditory, proximity, olfactory, and communication faculties. The proposed architecture and the microrobot could be gainfully employed for reconnaissance and information retrieval in unstructured and uncertain environments. An example of such a situation is that presented by the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Other crucial tasks that the proposed microrobot could perform include that of surveillance and target acquisition. The operation of the microrobot would be remote; hence the communication protocol would be wire-free. In addition to developing a sound mathematical basis, the proposed microrobot architectures functioning and performance will be verified via exhaustive computer simulations, building a prototype microrobot, and validating the results by exposing the microrobot to a variety of unstructured environments during laboratory experiments.