Fabrication, control, and modeling of robots inspired by flagella and cilia

Sangmin Lim; Yayun Du; Yongkyu Lee; Shivam Kumar Panda; Dezhong Tong; M Khalid Jawed

doi:10.1088/1748-3190/aca63d

Fabrication, control, and modeling of robots inspired by flagella and cilia

Bioinspir Biomim. 2022 Dec 19;18(1). doi: 10.1088/1748-3190/aca63d.

Authors

Sangmin Lim¹, Yayun Du¹, Yongkyu Lee¹, Shivam Kumar Panda¹, Dezhong Tong¹, M Khalid Jawed¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Westwood Plaza, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States of America.

PMID: 36533860
DOI: 10.1088/1748-3190/aca63d

Abstract

Flagella and cilia are slender structures that serve important functionalities in the microscopic world through their locomotion induced by fluid and structure interaction. With recent developments in microscopy, fabrication, biology, and modeling capability, robots inspired by the locomotion of these organelles in low Reynolds number flow have been manufactured and tested on the micro-and macro-scale, ranging from medicalin vivomicrobots, microfluidics to macro prototypes. We present a collection of modeling theories, control principles, and fabrication methods for flagellated and ciliary robots.

Keywords: cilia; control; flagella; modeling; robotics.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Cilia*
Flagella*
Locomotion