Robophysics IV

Presentations

• Revisiting resonance in flapping flight: Supra-resonant oscillations in moths, bees, and robophysical models

  ORAL

  March 6, 2024, 9:00 AM – March 6, 2024, 9:12 AM

  Publication: Gau, J., Lynch, J., Aiello, B., Wold, E., Gravish, N. and Sponberg, S. (2023). Bridging two insect flight modes in evolution, physiology and robophysics. Nature.
  Gau, J., Wold, E. S., Lynch, J., Gravish, N. and Sponberg, S. (2022). The hawkmoth wingbeat is not at resonance. Biol. Lett. 18, 20220063.
  Lynch, J., Gau, J., Sponberg, S. and Gravish, N. (2021). Dimensional analysis of spring-wing systems reveals performance metrics for resonant flapping-wing flight. Journal of The Royal Society Interface 18, rsif.2020.0888.
  Planned submission

  Presenters

  • Simon N Sponberg

    Georgia Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Simon N Sponberg

    Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Ethan Wold

    Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Ellen Liu

    Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Jeffrey F Gau

    Georgia Institute of Technology

  • James E Lynch

    University of California, San Diego

  • Nick G Gravish

    University of California, San Diego

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• Directional take-off and aerial control of ultrafast jumps in springtails and robots

  ORAL

  March 6, 2024, 9:12 AM – March 6, 2024, 9:24 AM

  Presenters

  • Jacob Harrison

    Georgia Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Jacob Harrison

    Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Adrian Smith

    North Carolina State University

  • Hungtang Ko

    Princeton University

  • Baekgyeom Kim

    Ajou University

  • Jesung Koh

    Ajou University

  • Saad Bhamla

    Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta

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• Creating a robophysical model to study how malaria infiltrates human skin

  ORAL

  March 6, 2024, 9:24 AM – March 6, 2024, 9:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Kyungmo Choi

    Johns Hopkins University

  Authors

  • Kyungmo Choi

    Johns Hopkins University

  • Shruthika Kandukuri

    Johns Hopkins University

  • Yaqing Wang

    Johns Hopkins University

  • Yun Chen

    Johns Hopkins University

  • Chen Li

    Johns Hopkins University

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• Fiber-Robot with Adjustable Electrodes for Long Term Neural Recording

  ORAL

  March 6, 2024, 9:36 AM – March 6, 2024, 9:48 AM

  Presenters

  • Jacob Pelster

    Cornell University

  Authors

  • Jacob Pelster

    Cornell University

  • Itai Cohen

    Cornell University

  • Xiaoting Jia

    Virginia Tech

  • Yujing Zhang

    Virginia Tech

  • Alexander Parrott

    Virginia Tech

  • Qingkun Liu

    Cornell University

  • Hengji Huang

    Virginia Tech

  • Jongwoong Kim

    Virginia Tech

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• Towards a computational toolbox for resolving the multiscale dynamics of animal and robot behavior

  ORAL

  March 6, 2024, 9:48 AM – March 6, 2024, 10:00 AM

  Presenters

  • Benjamin McInroe

    University of Pennsylvania

  Authors

  • Benjamin McInroe

    University of Pennsylvania

  • Daniel E Koditschek

    University of Pennsylvania

  • Robert J Full

    University of California, Berkeley

  • Yuliy Baryshnikov

    University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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• Drag forces on objects moving on elastically deformable membranes

  ORAL

  March 6, 2024, 10:00 AM – March 6, 2024, 10:12 AM

  Presenters

  • Hussain N Gynai

    Georgia Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Hussain N Gynai

    Georgia Institute of Technology

  • James K Lewis

    Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Shengkai Li

    Princeton University

  • Daniel I Goldman

    Georgia Tech

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• Finding tradeoffs in muscle types through a robophysical model of the Hill muscle

  ORAL

  March 6, 2024, 10:12 AM – March 6, 2024, 10:24 AM

  Publication: McGrath, J., & Alvarado, J. (2022). Hill-type, bioinspired actuation delivers energy economy in DC Motors. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3190/ac9a1a

  Presenters

  • Jake E McGrath

    University of Texas at Austin

  Authors

  • Jake E McGrath

    University of Texas at Austin

  • José R Alvarado

    University of Texas at Austin

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• Lightweight Autonomous Crawling Robot Utilizing Vacuum-Driven Self-sensing Origami Actuators for 3D Multi-Terrain Exploration

  ORAL

  March 6, 2024, 10:24 AM – March 6, 2024, 10:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Jiaqi Wang

    University of Michigan

  Authors

  • Jiaqi Wang

    University of Michigan

  • Xiaohao Xu

    University of Michigan

  • Jonathan Mi

    University of Michigan

  • Wenzhe Tong

    University of Michigan

  • Xiaonan Huang

    University of Michigan

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• Decoding frequencies generated during spider vibration sensing through robophysical modeling

  ORAL

  March 6, 2024, 10:36 AM – March 6, 2024, 10:48 AM

  Presenters

  • Eugene Lin

    Johns Hopkins University

  Authors

  • Eugene Lin

    Johns Hopkins University

  • Yishun Zhou

    Johns Hopkins University

  • Luke Moon

    Johns Hopkins University

  • Andrew Gordus

    Johns Hopkins University

  • Chen Li

    Johns Hopkins University

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• Understanding the buckling instability in jumping nematode and inspired soft model

  ORAL

  March 6, 2024, 10:48 AM – March 6, 2024, 11:00 AM

  Presenters

  • Sunny Kumar

    Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta

  Authors

  • Sunny Kumar

    Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta

  • Ishant Tiwari

    Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta

  • Victor M Ortega-Jimenez

    University of Maine

  • Adler Dillman

    University of California, Riverside, University of California Riverside

  • Saad Bhamla

    Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta

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• Nonlinear, muscle-like actuation reduces energy consumption— does it also simplify control?

  ORAL

  March 6, 2024, 11:00 AM – March 6, 2024, 11:12 AM

  Publication: 1. J McGrath, J Alvarado. Hill-type, bioinspired actuation delivers energy economy in DC motors. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 17, 066021 (2022) (doi.org/10.1088/1748-3190/ac9a1a)
  2. Unpublished work

  Presenters

  • José R Alvarado

    University of Texas at Austin

  Authors

  • José R Alvarado

    University of Texas at Austin

  • Jake McGrath

    University of Texas at Austin

  • Brian Kent

    University of Texas at Austin

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• Nonlinear Dynamics of Sound Detection in the Auditory System

  ORAL

  March 6, 2024, 11:12 AM – March 6, 2024, 11:24 AM

  Presenters

  • Dzmitry Vaido

    University of California, Los Angeles

  Authors

  • Dzmitry Vaido

    University of California, Los Angeles

  • Martín A Toderi

    University of California, Los Angeles

  • Dolores Bozovic

    University of California, Los Angeles

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• A Mechanical Origin of Cooperative Transport

  ORAL

  March 6, 2024, 11:24 AM – March 6, 2024, 11:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Matan Yah Ben Zion

    Radboud University

  Authors

  • Matan Yah Ben Zion

    Radboud University

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