Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No50675132);National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(863Program)(Grant No.2006AA4Z334);Science&Technology Commissionof Shanghai Municipality(Grant Nos.07PJ14051and071111008)
A novel in-pipe micro robot providing stable and accurate locomotion inside a tubular structure with diameters ranging from 16 mm to 18 mm is presented in this paper. Driven by impulsive voltages, deflections of the p...