Winter Quarter 2021: Team 5

3D reconfigurable and controllable MAgnetic Field

Our mission is to create a 3d space that can control magnetic soft robots by varying the magnitude and direction of the magnetic field. Using 6 solenoids to create three pairs of Helmholtz coils, the magnetic field through each axis can achieve very high magnetic fields of 1 Tesla in the center. Furthermore each solenoid has a very large diameter, allowing the working space for the soft robot to be homogenous in field strength. Finally, by changing the amount of current into each solenoid allows a controllable environment for the soft robot to perform turns and twists in 3D space.

Sponsor: Darren Dong gadong@ucsd.edu

Sponsor Liaison: Jae Hyeog (John) Lee jal285@ucsd.edu

Fiscal Manager: Tanner Hanson t2hanson@ucsd.edu

Safety Manager: Joseph Martin jcm047@ucsd.edu

Webpage and Documentation Manager: Everbrook Zhou e8zhou@ucsd.edu