一个轴对称的"折叠"的运动性能
1Department of Structural Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States of America.
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
|September 29, 2023
概括
灵感来自海,一个新的喷气推进系统使用一个开放的管子,改变直径的机动. 这种仿生设计在低雷诺兹数下实现了显著的游泳速度.
科学领域:
- 流体动力学 流体动力学
- 生物模拟学是一种生物模拟学.
- 机器人技术 机器人技术 机器人技术
背景情况:
- 水生生物利用喷气推进来实现高效的运动.
- 现有的机器人系统往往缺乏仿生简单性和效率.
研究的目的:
- 提出和验证一种新的轴对称喷气推进机动系统,其灵感来源于海盐.
- 调查系统的性能和潜在的水力动力学机制.
主要方法:
- 使用流体结构相互作用模型进行数值模拟.
- 沉浸边界框架用于模拟流体结构相互作用.
- 在低雷诺兹数 (O(10^2) 时的机动分析.
主要成果:
- 拟议的系统实现平均游泳速度为每次变形周期的2-3个身体长度.
- 室内的水力动力相互作用提高了性能,类似于地面效应.
- 减少车身直径和增加尾翼振荡幅度可以提高速度和效率.
结论:
- 轴对称喷气推进系统提供了一种简单但有效的水上运动方法.
- 仿生设计原则可以导致高效和新的机器人系统.
- 进一步优化直径振荡可以提高性能特征.
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