Ocean sampling for highly temporal phenomena, such as harmful algal blooms, necessitates a vehicle capable of fast aerial travel interspersed with an aquatic means of acquiring in-situ measurements. Vehicle platforms with this capability have yet to be widely adopted by the oceanographic community. Several animal examples successfully make this aerial/aquatic transition using a flapping foil actuator, offering an existence proof for a viable vehicle design (Fig. 1).We discuss a preliminary realization of a flapping wing actuation system for use in both air and water. The wing employs an active in-line motion degree of freedom to generate the large force envelope necessary for propulsion in both fluid media.


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    Title :

    A novel degree of freedom in flapping wings shows promise for a dual aerial/aquatic vehicle propulsor




    Publication date :

    2015-05-01


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    1685365 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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