Preliminary study of method of getting over a step for the Active Scope Camera by air injection

Abstract

Active Scope Camera (ASC) is a video scope for search and rescue operation, which has self-propulsion with the ciliary vibration drive proposed by the authors previously.It is difficult for the conventional ASC to get over a step. In this paper, we propose a method of getting over a step by air injection, and confirm the basic characteristics of air injection.