Gunwale bobbing

We investigate gunwale bobbing, a phenomenon in which a person jumping on the gunwales of a canoe achieves horizontal propulsion by forcing it with vertical oscillations. The canoe moves forward by surfing the resulting wave field. After an initial transient, the canoe achieves a cruising velocity w...

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Autores principales: Benham, GP, Devauchelle, O, Morris, S, Neufeld, J
Formato: Journal article
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Physical Society 2022