SessionWeC1 – Bio-inspired Robotics
Date / Time 2 October 2013 (Wednesday) / 15:40 – 17:40 hrs
Venue LT9
Session Chair Wenbin Lim

WeC1.1      15:40 – 16:00 hrs
Bio-inspired Mechanical Design of Walking Hexapod Robot for Terrain Negotiation
Dong Liu, Weihai Chen, Zhongcai Pei and Jianhua Wang

WeC1.2      16:00 – 16:20 hrs
Sliding Friction Mechanism (SFM) that Mimics the Sliding Filament Model of Skeletal Muscle
Francis M. J. Nickols

WeC1.3      16:20 – 16:40 hrs
Active Joint Mechanism Driven by Multiple Actuators Made of Flexible Bags: Proposal of Dual Structural Actuator
Hitoshi Kimura, Takuya Matsuzaki, Mokutaro Kataoka and Norio Inou

WeC1.4      16:40 – 17:00 hrs
Inverse Kinematics of a Wire-Actuated Constant-Curvature Flexural Mechanism in General Geometry
Wang-Nin Lian and Chin-Hsing Kuo

WeC1.5      17:00 – 17:20 hrs
Displacement and Tension Analysis for Cable-Driven Manipulators
Wenbin Lim, Song Huat Yeo, Yan Xin Tan and Guilin Yang

WeC1.6      17:20 – 17:40 hrs
Dynamic Friction Model for Tendon-Sheath Actuated Surgical Robots: Modelling and Stability Analysis
Thanh Nho Do, Tegoeh Tjahjowidodo, Michael Wai Shing Lau and Soo Jay Phee