Conference Committee
Dr. Abu Umar Faruq Ahmad, Australia
Prof. Dr. Mazen A. Ateyyat, Jordan
Prof. Dr. Maybelle Saad Gaballah, Egypt
Dr. Elham Moghtadai Khorasgani, Iran.
Associate Prof. Dr. Nopadol Uchaipichat, Thailand
Prof. Dr. Mazen A. Ateyyat, Jordan
Prof. Dr. Maybelle Saad Gaballah, Egypt
Dr. Elham Moghtadai Khorasgani, Iran.
Associate Prof. Dr. Nopadol Uchaipichat, Thailand
keynote speaker
Bonghwan Kim
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Daegu Catholic University, Gyeongbuk 38430, Korea
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Daegu Catholic University, Gyeongbuk 38430, Korea
Bonghwan Kim received the B.S. degree in electronics engineering from the Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea, and M.S. and Ph. D. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, in 1996, 1999, and 2005 respectively. From 2001 to 2005, he was a founder and the president of the ICMEMS Inc., Seoul, Korea. From 2005 to 2007, he was a principal engineer with UniTest Inc., where he developed a MEMS probe card. In 2008, he moved to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and joined the Shannon Group as a post-doctoral research associate. Since 2009, he has worked for Daegu Catholic University as an associate professor, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk, Korea. His current research activities include solar cell, hydrophilic and hydrophobic surfaces, LED plant culture, and design and fabrication of MEMS device such as micro cantilever, actuators, and MEMS probe card.
ABSTRACT
3D PRINTING BASED WATER STRIDER ROBOT
3D PRINTING BASED WATER STRIDER ROBOT
A water strider is a small aquatic insect that is common in lakes, ponds and wetlands, which size is about 8 to 20 mm long. The water strider has a bristle of less than 3 μm on each leg and grooves that form helical nanostructures on the surface. The air forming the air cushion in the grooves prevents the fluid from entering, therefore, this allows the water strider to walk freely on the water and don't wet legs. These organisms have attracted attention in recent years because they have many advantages such as reducing resistance when walking on the water, not falling into water, and moving quickly. Especially, the analysis of the superhydrophobic structure of the water strider legs and the research for realizing it are proceeding most actively. The purpose of this study is to analyze the superhydrophobic structure of the water strider legs and then to fabricate a water strider legs with super hydrophobic structure and to realize a biomimetic water strider robot. To do this, we first design a body of water strider robot. Secondly, we select the necessary parts to drive the robot, construct the circuits, and weigh them. Thirdly, in order to make a water strider robot capable of buoyancy above the calculated weight, the bristle legs are formed into various shapes that can have a superhydrophobic structure by using 3D printing machine. A superhydrophobic coating is applied to the structure to compare the bearing capacity against water surface. Finally, we attach a driving device and observe the movement of the water strider robot on the water surface.
Conference Venue
Hotel Equatorial Ho Chi Minh City
242 Tran Binh Trong, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Tel: +84 8 3839 7777
Fax: +84 8 3839 0011
Email: [email protected]
242 Tran Binh Trong, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Tel: +84 8 3839 7777
Fax: +84 8 3839 0011
Email: [email protected]
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