音響駆動ミリメートル螺旋ロボット:閉鎖流体環境における超音波協調操作
Acoustic-driven millimetric helical robot: ultrasonic synergistic manipulation in confined fluidic environment
音響放射力と音響流の相乗効果を利用し、ミリメートルサイズの螺旋ロボットを制御・推進する手法を提案・実証した。
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著者: Hanlin Wang, Xin Wang, Xinwei Wei, Jiaxu Liu, Le Wang, Shengze Cai, Chao Xu
分類: cs.RO
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Acoustic field-driven manipulation provides a non-contact and non-invasive strategy for controlling microscale and nanoscale objects, yet its extension to millimeter-scale robots was limited by insufficient propulsion efficiency in confined biological environments. Here, a coordinated multi-acoustic-field approach is introduced, which harnesses the synergistic action of acoustic radiation forces and acoustic streaming flows to enable controlled locomotion of millimeter-scale helical robots and enhance propulsion. Multiphysics simulations captured the dynamics of millimeter-scale helical robots under combined acoustic fields, and experimental validation demonstrated their locomotion capabilities, including planar navigation, inclined climbing, and vertical motion. Semi-autonomous navigation experiments further confirmed that ultrasonic synergy substantially improved maneuverability. In vitro tests in porcine venous vessels demonstrated that coordinated acoustic fields supported both unidirectional and reciprocating motion under biologically relevant confinement. These findings provide mechanistic insight into scaling acoustic micromanipulation to the millimetre regime and support biomedical applications requiring versatile and controllable robotic mobility.
