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Underwater high-performance biological adhesion systems have attracted increasing research interest to inspire engineered adhesion systems. Switchable underwater adhesion systems typically employ suction adhesion. However, achieving low pre-pressure negative pressure adhesion is still a challenge. An inspiring nature mode is provided by the rock-climbing fish, which needs little preload and can resist a pull-off force of 1000 times its own body weight. The pectoral and abdominal fins of rock-climbing fish have evolved to almost a flat suction cup. Through micro CT, we found that a unique skeletal network is embedded in the suction cup. This unique structure increases the stiffness of the suction cup and enhances its adhesion performance. Through numerical simulation, it was revealed that this rigid, flexible coupling structure enhances the ability of the suction cup to resist lateral pressure and increases the energy dissipation of the edge detachment of the suction cup. This work can shed light on the design of novel underwater adhesion systems and inspire underwater adhesion crawling robots.
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This work was supported by National Key R&D Program of China [2020YFB1313100]; National Natural Science Foundation of China [62003338]; National Natural Science Foundation of China [61925307]; National Defense Science and Technology Innovation Key deployment project of Chinese Academy of Sciences [JCPYJJ-22020]; Youth Innovation Promotion Association, Chinese Academy of Science [2023210].
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Tan, W. et al. (2023). Rock-Climbing Fish Inspired Skeleton-Embedded Rigid-Flexible Coupling Suction Disc Design for Adhesion Enhancement. In: Yang, H., et al. Intelligent Robotics and Applications. ICIRA 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 14269. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-6489-5_17
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