This is the manufacturing prototype for the flapping wing mechanism designed by Peter Wang and modeled by Benjamin Liu. The wing is 5cm in length to match the dimensions of a hummingbird.
Here is a link to the youku.com video for our Chinese colleagues: Flapping Wing Prototype.
Youku Flapping Wing
This is an animation by Benjamin Liu of a spatial RPR-2SS six-bar linkage designed by Peter Wang for use on tunnel boring machines. This new device controls a valve that cleans and closes the soil conditioning port when the flow of soil lubricant is stopped. Soil conditioning provides lubricant to manage the cutting operation. This self-cleaning valve stops clogging of the port which is a common problem.
This video shows the excellent research in design at universities in Beijing. This is the final of five videos highlighting design research across China taken during a visit in September 2016.
For our colleagues in China, here is a link to a YouKu version.
Beijing Design Research
The program for the 2017 ASME Mechanisms and Robotics Conference is now on-line. You can access it at the link: ASME MR Conference
The papers from the UCI Robotics and Automation Lab are:
2017 MR Conf Program
Smitty describes the set-up of the front wheels and its importance to the driver’s control.
Smitty explains steering design.
Smitty explains the choice of springs for a suspension.
Smitty describes more about suspension design.
Smitty describes the importance of shock absorbers in suspension design.
Smitty describes the principles of suspension design.