Robophysics IV

Presentations

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

  ORAL

  March 6, 2024, 8:00 AM – March 6, 2024, 8:12 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, 8:12 AM – March 6, 2024, 8:24 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, 8:24 AM – March 6, 2024, 8:36 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, 8:36 AM – March 6, 2024, 8:48 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, 8:48 AM – March 6, 2024, 9:00 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, 9:00 AM – March 6, 2024, 9:12 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, 9:12 AM – March 6, 2024, 9:24 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, 9:24 AM – March 6, 2024, 9:36 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, 9:36 AM – March 6, 2024, 9:48 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, 9:48 AM – March 6, 2024, 10:00 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, 10:00 AM – March 6, 2024, 10:12 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, 10:12 AM – March 6, 2024, 10:24 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, 10:24 AM – March 6, 2024, 10:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Matan Yah Ben Zion

    • Radboud University

  Authors

  • Matan Yah Ben Zion

    • Radboud University

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