4 papers
Computational Design of a Low-Visibility UAV Using a Human-Aligned Perceptual Metric
Jingxian Wang, Chen Yu, David Matthews +3
We introduce Phantom Twist, a type of single-propeller UAV designed to achieve low visibility through high-speed spinning and the exploitation of motion blur. We develop a two-stag…
Rollbot: a Spherical Robot Driven by a Single Actuator
Jingxian Wang, Michael Rubenstein
Spherical robots typically require at least two actuators to achieve controlled 2D planar motion. Here we present Rollbot, the first spherical robot capable of controllably maneuve…
Agile legged locomotion in reconfigurable modular robots
Chen Yu, David Matthews, Jingxian Wang +4
Legged machines are becoming increasingly agile and adaptive but they have so far lacked the morphological diversity of legged animals, which have been rearranged and reshaped to f…
A Single Motor Nano Aerial Vehicle with Novel Peer-to-Peer Communication and Sensing Mechanism
Jingxian Wang, Andrew G. Curtis, Mark Yim +1
Communication and position sensing are among the most important capabilities for swarm robots to interact with their peers and perform tasks collaboratively. However, the hardware…