Pisciform locomotion of an improved modular biolocomotion emulator

Khanh Q. Nguyen, Craig A. Woolsey, Raju V. Datla, Uihoon Chung, Muhammad R. Hajj

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Abstract

This paper presents an experiment conducted to study the pisciform locomotion of an improved modular biolocomotion emulator in which the hydrodynamic and kinematic data are collected as the device mimics the body shape of real fishes in swimming action while being towed along a water tank at a steady speed. The results not only provide insights on how to select the optimal morphologies and locomotion gaits for such a biomimetic device but are also used to validate different proposed reduced-order model of the unsteady flow for the rapid development of future underwater autonomous vehicle.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)430-437
Number of pages8
JournalIFAC-PapersOnLine
Volume54
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
Event13th IFAC Conference on Control Applications in Marine Systems, Robotics, and Vehicles CAMS 2021 - Oldenburg, Germany
Duration: 22 Sep 202124 Sep 2021

Keywords

  • Biolocomotion
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Modular
  • Propulsive efficiency
  • Thrust
  • Towing basin

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