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Z-Man Project Web

Welcome to the Stanford wiki for the DARPA Z-Man project at the Stanford Biomimetics and Dexterous Manipulation Lab. This website is primarily intended as a shared electronic notebook for members of the research team, but visitors are welcome to peruse the public pages.

Complete Sitemap for the Zman web: ZmanTreeView

Areas of Interest

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Gecko-like Synthetic Adhesives 		Synthetic Dry Adhesives
  • MicroWedges -- a wedge shaped adhesive array manufactured using an SU-8 mold and PDMS cast material
  • HierarchicalAdhesives -- multi-level adhesive structures that improve alignment and conformation to surfaces, increasing performance on rough surfaces and for large patch sizes
  • OtherPrototypes?
  • Need Inspiration? GeckoPics?
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Microspines for rough surface climbing 		Microspines for rough surfaces

  • RiSE? -- a hexapedal climbing robot that can be outfitted with various feet for climbing a variety of surfaces
  • SpinyBot? -- the first robot platform to climb rough surfaces using microspines
  • ManufacturingHome; a manufacturing process that uses repetitive material addition and removal to create complex multimaterial parts with the possibility to embed sensors or electronics
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Force sensing apparatus for testing sticky patches 		Experimental Test Setup and Experimental Data

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StickyBot on a semi-smooth surface 		Test Platforms

  • StickyBot? -- a quadrapedal robot with peeling toes that can climb glass and semi-smooth surfaces using synthetic dry adhesives
  • HangTesting?
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StickyBot on a semi-smooth surface 		Modeling and Analysis

New Wedges

Contact Information

  • Location: MERL Bldg. 660, Rm 132
  • Lab phone: (650) 723-4258; conference speakerphone: (650) 723-2070
  • Fax: 650-723-3521
  • Map and directions?

Telecon Information 

    
Meeting Information
   * URL: https://meeting.draper.com/meeting/96727863  pwd = zman
   * Brainkeeper Page: https://upthewall.brainkeeper.net/index.php?action=workspace.page&ZDPOFMWE=15Jvn92S
      * Meeting ID:    96727863
      * Name:    Zman dry adhesive weekly web/telecon
      *Creator:    djc2079 (New_Meetings)

Teleconference:    Cal in to 617-258-3023 (first person calling in should let it ring)
Agenda:    Weekly progress conference for Zman. As discussed we'll rotate "major" 
presentations among performers each week.

Draper Wiki: https://upthewall.brainkeeper.net/index.php?action=user.dashboard

  • login = yourname&email
  • pwd = yourpwd

Telecon 2010 OCt 14

Oct14Mtg

Review Feb 2010

* StanfordZmanFeb2010.ppt: slides from Cutkosky presentation Feb 2010

Telecon Oct. 29 2009

* NoeSildes.pptx: Slides from Oct. 29 09 telecon

* h3_inaction.avi: Hierarchy III in action

* squeegees_inaction.avi: Squeegees in action video

Phase III Kickoff Presentation Draft - Sept 17 2009

* ZmanPhaseIIIKickoff_23Sept09_vB.pptx: Presentation post group meeting --- Still need to clean up wording

* ZmanPhaseIIIKickoff_23Sept09_vA.pptx: ZmanPhaseIIIKickoff _23Sept09_vA.pptx

Hier Journal Paper Draft - Aug 13 2009

* HierarchDraft.pdf: Paper Draft for Soto and other remote users

11 August 2009:

  • ZmanPhaseIIReport.pdf: Zman Phase II final technical report - this is a brief summary of the Activities, Findings and Publications from Phase II.

Phase 2/3 Slides and movies

* 4by4_Glamour.zip: 4by4_Glamour.zip

Telecon April 09 2009

Example processing files and data
  • configure.m: Basic file with configuration parameters

  • test.zip: Raw data files- There is a single file per test run

  • traj.zip: Ideal Trajectory Files- Used by the controller to read the desired trajectory and by the processing script

Telecon Materials

Telecon March 25 2009

Bilayer (DPS + Wedges) Draper Test Video "curled material"

  • Video_12.wmv: "video12" Hexapod testing with area split into three lines.

-- DraperLab - 18 Mar 2009

Bilayer (DPS + Wedges) Results

Opposed Spine mechanism

PreviousPage (as of Jan. 5, 2009)

Tri-Layer structure update

  • 2009-02-23-2.5D-closeup.tif.tif: Closeup of the 2.5D structures. We suspect the mold we're using is getting a little old, which could explain the not-squared-off tips.

-- DraperLab - 25 Feb 2009

Q2 Zman review slides

Draper's slides for the spines task from the second quarterly review with DARPA

-- DraperLab - 11 Feb 2009

Clipping spines videos

Innovative ways to cut fishhooks, courtesy of the mechanical whizzes at Stanford who have been doing this for like 3 years now.

Prototype This! Climbing the wall:

A whole page has been made to share info for the force stage set up: ForceStage

https://meeting.draper.com/meeting/09162479 (August 27)

pwd: zman

-- DraperLab - 11 Jul 2007

I uploaded these presentations for us to look over at today's telecon. - Will

Slides for telecon on 7/27/07 about toe design:

-- AlanAsbeck - 27 Jul 2007

07.27.07 Concept Review Slides

    • will2.avi: Video to go with "L" Flexure concept (McFarland)

-- DraperLab - 27 Jul 2007

Stanford Prototyping progress as of 8/8/07:

-- DraperLab - 9 Aug 2007

  • HumanClimbingMechanics.pptx: Results of a lit survey regarding how loads get re-distributed to the remaining contact points when a climber lifts one hand/arm to reach for a new hand/foot hold

-- DraperLab - 30 Aug 2007

Here are the files that the e-mail system choked on...

-- 5 Sept 2007

-- 19 Sept 2007

ZManOutsideTesting -- Success! People doing pull-ups outside on a real wall using 4 patches.

Equipment and Instruments

HighSpeedCamera

 
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