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Main Authors: Liu, Hanmo, Smith, Kayleen, Yang, Zimu, Yim, Mark
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.00969
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author Liu, Hanmo
Smith, Kayleen
Yang, Zimu
Yim, Mark
author_facet Liu, Hanmo
Smith, Kayleen
Yang, Zimu
Yim, Mark
contents This paper focuses on how to make a growing Vine robot steer in different directions with a novel approach to real-time steering control by autonomously applying adhesive tape to induce a surface wrinkles. This enabling real-time directional control with arbitrary many turns while maintaining the robot's soft structure. This system feeds growing material external to the tube. The design achieves fixed-angle turns in 2D space. Through experimental validation, we demonstrate repeated 21-degree turns using a Dubins path planner with minimal error, establishing a foundation for more versatile Vine robot applications. This approach combines real-time control, multi-degree-of-freedom steering, and structural flexibility, addressing key challenges in soft robotics.
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spellingShingle Real-time Two-tape Control System in Vine robots
Liu, Hanmo
Smith, Kayleen
Yang, Zimu
Yim, Mark
Robotics
This paper focuses on how to make a growing Vine robot steer in different directions with a novel approach to real-time steering control by autonomously applying adhesive tape to induce a surface wrinkles. This enabling real-time directional control with arbitrary many turns while maintaining the robot's soft structure. This system feeds growing material external to the tube. The design achieves fixed-angle turns in 2D space. Through experimental validation, we demonstrate repeated 21-degree turns using a Dubins path planner with minimal error, establishing a foundation for more versatile Vine robot applications. This approach combines real-time control, multi-degree-of-freedom steering, and structural flexibility, addressing key challenges in soft robotics.
title Real-time Two-tape Control System in Vine robots
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.00969