SINGO: A Single-End-Operative and Genderless Connector for Self-Reconfiguration, Self-Assembly and Self-Healing

Wei-Min Shen, Robert Kovac, and Michael Rubenstein. SINGO: A Single-End-Operative and Genderless Connector for Self-Reconfiguration, Self-Assembly and Self-Healing. In Proc. 2009 IEEE Intl. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, Kobe, Japan, May 2009.

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Abstract

Flexible and reliable connection is critical for selfreconfiguration, self-assembly, or self-healing. However, most existing connection mechanisms suffer from a deficiency that a connection would seize itself if one end malfunctions or is out ofservice. To mitigate this limitation on self-healing, this paper presents a new SINGO connector that can establish or disengage a connection even if one end of the connection is not operational. We describe the design and the prototype of theconnector and demonstrate its performance by both theoretical analysis and physical experimentations.

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@InProceedings{shen2009SINGO,
  abstract	= {Flexible and reliable connection is critical for selfreconfiguration, self-assembly, or self-healing. However, most existing connection mechanisms suffer from a deficiency that a connection would seize itself if one end malfunctions or is out of
service. To mitigate this limitation on self-healing, this paper presents a new SINGO connector that can establish or disengage a connection even if one end of the connection is not operational. We describe the design and the prototype of the
connector and demonstrate its performance by both theoretical analysis and physical experimentations.},
  address	= {Kobe, Japan},
  author	= {Wei-Min Shen and Robert Kovac and Michael Rubenstein},
  booktitle	= icra-09,
  month		= may,
  title		= {SINGO: A Single-End-Operative and Genderless Connector for Self-Reconfiguration, Self-Assembly and Self-Healing},
  year		= {2009}
}