波浪翼推进器的运输成本
Tim G A Vercruyssen1, Sebastian Henrion2, Ulrike K Müller3
1ExRobotics, Delftechpark, 2629 HS Delft, The Netherlands.
Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland)
|June 27, 2023
概括
研究人员为水下机器人测试了波浪式翅膀推进器. 双机器人显示出比单设计更好的速度和效率,但两者都没有超过传统系统.
科学领域:
- 机器人技术 机器人技术 机器人技术
- 流体动力学 流体动力学
- 生物启发工程 生物启发工程
背景情况:
- 自主水下车辆 (AUV) 需要高效的推进来进行资产检查,维修和维护的延长操作.
- 波浪翼推进提供了一个生物灵感的替代传统的AUV系统.
研究的目的:
- 为了评估水下机器人的波浪翼推进的有效性.
- 为了研究翅膀参数 (频率,振幅,波数,形状) 对机器人的性能的影响.
主要方法:
- 建造了两个自由游泳的机器人,具有单双波浪和双波浪.
- 一项参数研究改变了动力学和形状,测量了游泳速度,功耗和运输成本.
主要成果:
- 游泳速度对频率比振幅更敏感.
- 功耗因频率在低波数和振幅在高波数而有所不同,特别是在更高的上.
- 双机器人比单机器人实现了更高的速度,更低的功耗和运输成本.
结论:
- 波浪翼推进是水下机器人的一个可行的选择,双翼配置提供了优势.
- 性能可与生物游泳者和其他生物灵感机器人相美,但不能超过传统的推进系统.
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