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The Development of a Flapping Fin for Maneuvering
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The Development of a Flapping Fin for Maneuvering

Jonah R. Gottlieb, James L. Tangorra, Lauren Gibilisco, George V. Lauder and IEEE
2008 2ND IEEE RAS & EMBS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIOMEDICAL ROBOTICS AND BIOMECHATRONICS (BIOROB 2008), VOLS 1 AND 2, pp 317-322
01 Jan 2008

Abstract

Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology Computer Science Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence Engineering Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Life Sciences & Biomedicine Robotics Science & Technology Technology
A biorobotic fin has been developed that recreates the motions made by the bluegill sunfish's pectoral fin during maneuvers such as a yaw turn. The design of the fin is an evolution of a design used for a robotic fin that recreated the motions and hydrodynamic forces made by the sunfish during steady swimming. Due to a large number of degrees of freedom, the fin creates hydrodynamics similar to those created by the fish during the maneuver. The fin will serve as the foundation for a flexible, biorobotic fin capable of producing both steady swimming and maneuvering forces. The robotic fin is being developed as an experimental tool to investigate flapping fin propulsion and will lead to flapping based propulsors that will help give UUVs the agility of fish.

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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
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