Simon Godon
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6
Total Citations
29
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About
Simon Godon is a pioneering researcher in bio-inspired robotics and terramechanics, specializing in locomotion on soft, yielding terrains such as mud, snow, and sand. His work bridges animal biomechanics and robotic design to tackle the challenges of navigating non-Newtonian fluidic grounds. Godon’s major contributions include characterizing mud’s mechanical behavior under foot loads, revealing that stiffness can vary 45-fold and energy expenditure twofold with water content. He has also developed robotic feet modeled after ungulates, significantly improving locomotion efficiency on wet, soft substrates. His most-cited paper, “Maneuvering on non-Newtonian fluidic terrain” (2023, 11 citations), surveys animal and bio-inspired robot techniques for traversing frictionally yielding media. Godon’s control strategies for quadruped robots in deep mud, presented in his 2025 work, offer six distinct controller variants for static gait. Additionally, he designed a multi-terrain robot prototype with Archimedean screw actuators, advancing exploration in unstructured environments. With a growing citation record and innovative designs, Godon is shaping the future of robotic mobility in the world’s most challenging terrains.
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- 2An Insight on Mud Behavior Upon Stepping7 citations · 2022
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