Design and Projected Performance of a Flapping Foil AUV

Design and Projected Performance of a Flapping Foil AUV

The design and construction of a biomimetic flapping foil autonomous underwater vehicle is detailed. The vehicle was designed as a proof of concept for the use of oscillating foils as the sole source of motive power for a cruising and hovering underwater vehicle. Primary vehicle design requireme...

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Main Authors: Licht, Stephen, Polidoro, Victor, Flores, Melissa, Hover, Franz S., Triantafyllou, Michael S.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers 2005
Subjects:
Biomimetic propulsion
flapping foils
underwater propulsion
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/25612

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