Development of a flexible embedded neurostimulator for animal robots.
10.7507/1001-5515.202211030
- Author:
Zhenling SU
1
;
Dongyun WANG
1
;
Xiaomin QI
2
;
Chenguang YANG
1
;
Yexin ZHANG
1
;
Kaige LIU
1
;
Yue QIN
1
;
Xinyu LIU
2
Author Information
1. School of Electronic and Information, Zhongyuan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450007, P. R. China.
2. School of Intelligent Manufacturing, Huanghuai University, Zhumadian, Henan 463000, P. R. China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Animal robots;
Concealment;
Embedded;
Flexible printed circuit board;
Neural stimulator
- MeSH:
Animals;
Robotics
- From:
Journal of Biomedical Engineering
2023;40(2):327-334
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The neural stimulator is a core component of animal robots. While the control effect of animal robots is influenced by various factors, the performance of the neural stimulator plays a decisive role in regulating animal robots. In order to optimize animal robots, embedded neural stimulators had been developed using flexible printed circuit board technology. This innovation not only enabled the stimulator to generate parameter-adjustable biphasic current pulses through control signals, but also optimized its carrying mode, material, and size, overcoming the disadvantages of traditional backpack or head-inserted stimulators, which have poor concealment and are prone to infection. Static, in vitro, and in vivo performance tests of the stimulator demonstrated that it not only had precise pulse waveform output capability, but also was lightweight and small in size. It had excellent in vivo performance in both laboratory and outdoor environments. Our study has high practical significance for the application of animal robots.
