MEchanics GAthering -MEGA- Seminar: Fast ground-to-air transition enabled by avian-inspired multifunctional legs
Event details
| Date | 28.11.2024 |
| Hour | 16:15 › 17:00 |
| Speaker | Won Dong Shin (LIS, EPFL) |
| Location | Online |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
| Event Language | English |
Abstract: Most birds can navigate seamlessly between aerial and terrestrial environments. While their forelimbs have evolved into wings primarily for flight, their hindlimbs (legs) serve various functions such as walking, hopping, leaping, and jumping take-off for transitions into flight. Incorporating versatile legs into aerial vehicles could expand the range of robotic applications across diverse environments. In this seminar, a robot capable of replicating above-mentioned bird-like abilities is introduced. Its design is discussed together with its performance in walking, hopping, jumping, and jumping take-off, and share insights from experimental results.
Bio: Won Dong Shin recently completed his private defense at EPFL in Robotics and is now continuing his research as a postdoctoral researcher at the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems (LIS), EPFL. He received BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). His research focuses on bio-inspired design and multimodal platforms that combine terrestrial and aerial locomotion.
Bio: Won Dong Shin recently completed his private defense at EPFL in Robotics and is now continuing his research as a postdoctoral researcher at the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems (LIS), EPFL. He received BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). His research focuses on bio-inspired design and multimodal platforms that combine terrestrial and aerial locomotion.
Practical information
- General public
- Free
Organizer
- MEGA.Seminar Organizing Committee