Abstract
This work in vestigates the locomotion of helical robots in a low Reynolds number environment with two different rheological properties. We study the swimming characteristics of the robot during its transition from a Newtonian fluid to a viscoelastic environment. Our experimental results show that the helical robot causes shear thinning in gelatin with intermediate concentration. Therefore, its speed in gelatin is greater than that in silicone oil. The helical robot swims at maximum speed of 0.36 mm/s in silicone oil with viscosity of 5 Pa.s, and 0.22 mm/s, 0.71 mm/s, and 0.94 mm/s in gelatin with concentration of 2%, 3% and 4%, respectively, under the influence of two rotating dipole fields.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 2017 IEEE International Conference on Manipulation, Manufacturing and Measurement on the Nanoscale (3M-NANO) |
Place of Publication | Piscataway, NJ |
Publisher | IEEE |
Pages | 311-314 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-5386-1081-7, 978-1-5386-1080-0 (USB) |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-5386-1082-4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 7 Feb 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 7th International Conference on Manipulation, Manufacturing and Measurement on the Nanoscale, IEEE 3M-NANO 2017 - Shanghai, China Duration: 7 Aug 2017 → 11 Aug 2017 Conference number: 7 |
Conference
Conference | 7th International Conference on Manipulation, Manufacturing and Measurement on the Nanoscale, IEEE 3M-NANO 2017 |
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Abbreviated title | IEEE 3M-NANO 2017 |
Country/Territory | China |
City | Shanghai |
Period | 7/08/17 → 11/08/17 |
Keywords
- Helicalrobot
- Magnetic
- Rheological properties
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