Research on a New Bilateral Self-locking Mechanism for an Inchworm Micro In-pipe Robot with Large Traction

In this paper, we present an innovative bilaterally-controllable self-locking mechanism that can be applied to the micro in-pipe robot. The background and state of the art of the inchworm micro in-pipe robot is briefly described in the very beginning of the paper, where the main factors that influen...

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Main Authors: Junhong Yang, Yong Xue, Jiangzhong Shang, Zirong Luo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-10-01
Series:International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5772/59309