Journal of Jilin University(Engineering and Technology Edition) ›› 2020, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (1): 375-381.doi: 10.13229/j.cnki.jdxbgxb20180545

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Bionic hydraulic driving mechanism of spider and its bioinspiration

Chun-bao LIU1,2(),Shan-shi CHEN1,Chuang SHENG1,2,Zhi-hui QIAN2,Lu-quan REN2,Lei REN2,3()   

  1. 1. College of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China
    2. Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China
    3. School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
  • Received:2018-06-11 Online:2020-01-01 Published:2020-02-06
  • Contact: Lei REN E-mail:liuchunbao@jlu.edu.cn;lei.ren@manchester.ac.uk

Abstract:

The mechanism that how hydraulic pressure is generated in the spider body and then transferred to the leg was thoroughly reviewed. The hydraulic system in the spider leg is investigated and the relationship between biological hydraulic and engineering hydraulic problems is tentatively established. Hainan fishing spider is taken as the research object, and its inner channel model is obtained by electron microscope scanning, tissue section, Micro-CT and other observation and scanning experiments. Based on this model, the flow mechanism is studied by using CFD software. According to the hemolymph flow trajectory obtained from CFD post-processing, a bionic hydraulic system is designed. The functional bionic exploration of spider walking hydraulic system is carried out, and a kind of integrated two-way motion joint of spider is designed, which solves the problems that the existing spider-like joint cannot realize the integration of drive and the driving accuracy cannot be guaranteed. It highly reproduces the biological driving process of spiders. This study may provide a new idea for the design of engineering hydraulic system.

Key words: engineering bionics, spider, hydraulic transmission, functional bionics, bionic machinery

CLC Number: 

  • TB17

Fig.1

Principle of hydraulic transmission of spider"

Fig.2

Experiments on the reconstruction of the spider leg channel"

Fig.3

Bionic hydraulic system and bionic joint of spider leg"

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