This paper presents a molecular mechanics study using a molecular dynamics software (NAMD) coupled to virtual reality (VR) techniques for intuitive Bio-NanoRobotic prototyping. Using simulated Bio-Nano environments in VR, the operator can design and characterize through physical simulation and 3-D visualization the behavior of Bio-NanoRobotic components and structures. The main novelty of the proposed simulations is based on the characterization of stiffness performances of passive joints-based deca-alanine protein molecule and active joints-based viral protein motor (VPL) in their native environment. Their use as elementary Bio-NanoRobotic components (1 dof platform) are also simulated and the results discussed.
@article{arxiv.0708.1840,
title = {Prototyping Bio-Nanorobots using Molecular Dynamics Simulation},
author = {Mustapha Hamdi and Gaurav Sharma and A. Ferreira and Constantinos Mavroidis},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0708.1840},
year = {2007}
}
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