Self-positioning ability of a sphericon-shaped magnetic millirobot rolling on an inclined surface

This paper introduces the novel self-positioning ability of a sphericon-shaped magnetic millirobot (SSMM) on an inclined surface. The SSMM is comprised of four identical half cones with a cylindrical magnet inserted into the geometric center, and it can roll along a straight line on a surface with r...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Seungmun Jeon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2018-05-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5009500