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A Biorobotic Pectoral Fin for Autonomous Undersea Vehicles
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A Biorobotic Pectoral Fin for Autonomous Undersea Vehicles

J.L Tangorra, S.N Davidson, P.G Madden, G.V Lauder and I.W Hunter
2006 International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, v 2006, pp 2726-2729
Aug 2006
PMID: 17946977

Abstract

Remotely operated vehicles Laboratories Humans Kinematics Production Hydrodynamics Bones Mobile robots Anatomy Marine animals
A biorobotic fin for autonomous undersea vehicles (AUVs) was developed based on studies of the anatomy, kinematics, and hydrodynamics of the bluegill sunfish pectoral fin. The biorobotic fin was able to produce many of the complex fin motions used by the sunfish during steady swimming and was used to investigate mechanisms of thrust production and control. This biorobotic fin is an excellent experimental tool and is an important first step towards developing propulsive devices that give AUVs maneuvering characteristics that match and exceed those of highly maneuverable fish

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