Design and Simulation of a Miniature Jumping Gliding Robot on Water Surface

Abstract

The water surface jumping robot is limited by the complexity of its movement, and has the problems of low efficiency, insufficient jump height, poor stability, and even easy to sink. Therefore, based on the maximization of effective energy, a new type of robot with water surface jumping and low altitude gliding is proposed. The force model of robot water surface jumping and gliding motion is established. The influences of take-off angles, spring stiffness and spring combination types on the robot performance are analyzed, and the robot gliding wings, jumping mechanism and support system are optimized. The performance of the designing mechanism was verified by robotic water surface jumping and gliding dynamics simulation with different parameters.