Fluidic force and wake velocity of 3D body with four limbs in uniform flow

Robots that operate at a disaster site have been proposed and the dispatch of rescue robots to such site is required. However, discussion on the transport of these robots is insufficient. One method of transporting such robots is to use an airplane and the parachute. In order to safely drop these ro...

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Main Authors: Shunsuke YAMADA, Teppei TSUJITA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2023-04-01
Series:Journal of Fluid Science and Technology
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jfst/18/1/18_2023jfst0007/_pdf/-char/en
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description Robots that operate at a disaster site have been proposed and the dispatch of rescue robots to such site is required. However, discussion on the transport of these robots is insufficient. One method of transporting such robots is to use an airplane and the parachute. In order to safely drop these robots by parachute, it is important to investigate the aerodynamics characteristics of the robots in free fall before opening of the parachute. In the present study, the fluidic forces that acted on the robot and the wake velocities behind the robot were measured using a load cell and particle image velocimetry (PIV) in uniform flow ranges of 4 to 22 m/s. In addition, the bending angles of 30°, 45° and 60° were evaluated in terms of aerodynamic coefficients, streamlines and vorticity in the wake. As a result, changes in the fluidic forces were obtained due to the number of bending limbs. A vortex pair appeared in the wake, and the recirculation region became smaller as the number of limbs increases. In addition, the aerodynamics coefficient for the fluidic force in the z direction was a maximum at bending angle of 45° for the type-D of robot model with two limbs bent due to the vortex size and position in the bending-limb side.
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spelling doaj.art-54dfedb7f68445ff8594af501e083c662023-05-02T04:54:02ZengThe Japan Society of Mechanical EngineersJournal of Fluid Science and Technology1880-55582023-04-01181JFST0007JFST000710.1299/jfst.2023jfst0007jfstFluidic force and wake velocity of 3D body with four limbs in uniform flowShunsuke YAMADA0Teppei TSUJITA1Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Defense Academy, JapanDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, National Defense Academy, JapanRobots that operate at a disaster site have been proposed and the dispatch of rescue robots to such site is required. However, discussion on the transport of these robots is insufficient. One method of transporting such robots is to use an airplane and the parachute. In order to safely drop these robots by parachute, it is important to investigate the aerodynamics characteristics of the robots in free fall before opening of the parachute. In the present study, the fluidic forces that acted on the robot and the wake velocities behind the robot were measured using a load cell and particle image velocimetry (PIV) in uniform flow ranges of 4 to 22 m/s. In addition, the bending angles of 30°, 45° and 60° were evaluated in terms of aerodynamic coefficients, streamlines and vorticity in the wake. As a result, changes in the fluidic forces were obtained due to the number of bending limbs. A vortex pair appeared in the wake, and the recirculation region became smaller as the number of limbs increases. In addition, the aerodynamics coefficient for the fluidic force in the z direction was a maximum at bending angle of 45° for the type-D of robot model with two limbs bent due to the vortex size and position in the bending-limb side.https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jfst/18/1/18_2023jfst0007/_pdf/-char/enthree-dimensional bluff bodyfluidic forcewakeparticle image velocimetry(piv)flow controlaerodynamic coefficient
spellingShingle Shunsuke YAMADA
Teppei TSUJITA
Fluidic force and wake velocity of 3D body with four limbs in uniform flow
Journal of Fluid Science and Technology
three-dimensional bluff body
fluidic force
wake
particle image velocimetry(piv)
flow control
aerodynamic coefficient
title Fluidic force and wake velocity of 3D body with four limbs in uniform flow
title_full Fluidic force and wake velocity of 3D body with four limbs in uniform flow
title_fullStr Fluidic force and wake velocity of 3D body with four limbs in uniform flow
title_full_unstemmed Fluidic force and wake velocity of 3D body with four limbs in uniform flow
title_short Fluidic force and wake velocity of 3D body with four limbs in uniform flow
title_sort fluidic force and wake velocity of 3d body with four limbs in uniform flow
topic three-dimensional bluff body
fluidic force
wake
particle image velocimetry(piv)
flow control
aerodynamic coefficient
url https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jfst/18/1/18_2023jfst0007/_pdf/-char/en
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