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Puffer: Pop-Up Flat Folding Explorer Robot

Authors :
Karras, Jaakko T
Fuller, Christine
Carpenter, Kalind C
Buscicchio, Alessandro
Parcheta, Carolyn E
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
United States: NASA Center for Aerospace Information (CASI), 2018.

Abstract

A repeatably reconfigurable robot, comprising at least two printed circuit board (PCB) rigid sections, at least one PCB flexible section coupled to the at least two PCB rigid sections, at least one wheel, hybrid wheel propeller, wheel and propeller, or hybrid wheel screw propeller rotatably coupled to at least one of the at least two PCB rigid sections and at least one actuator coupled to the at least two PCB rigid sections, wherein the at least one actuator folds and unfolds the repeatably reconfigurable robot.

Details

Language :
English
Database :
NASA Technical Reports
Notes :
NNN12AA01C
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsnas.20180008165
Document Type :
Report