TY - GEN
T1 - The effect of spanwise flexibility on the propulsion performance of an oscillating pectoral fin
AU - Ma, Hongwei
AU - Cai, Yueri
AU - Bi, Shusheng
AU - Zong, Guanghua
AU - Gong, Zhao
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 IEEE.
PY - 2015/12/11
Y1 - 2015/12/11
N2 - The pectoral fin is a major source of thrust generation for fish utilizing median or paired fins (MPF) mode. Along with the pectoral fin, spanwise flexibility plays a major role in the generation of thrust. This paper investigates the effect of spanwise flexibility on propulsion performance using theoretical and experimental studies. For this study, the kinematic model of oscillating pectoral fin is first established based on the mechanism of active/passive flexible deformation. The dynamic model of the oscillating pectoral fin is developed based on the blade element theory. The influence of spanwise flexibility on propulsion performance is analyzed theoretically. Experiments have also been carried out to study the propulsion performance of the bionic pectoral fin by changing spanwise flexibility. Both calculated results and experiment results show that the propulsion performance of the bionic pectoral fin can be enhanced with the certain degree of spanwise flexibility.
AB - The pectoral fin is a major source of thrust generation for fish utilizing median or paired fins (MPF) mode. Along with the pectoral fin, spanwise flexibility plays a major role in the generation of thrust. This paper investigates the effect of spanwise flexibility on propulsion performance using theoretical and experimental studies. For this study, the kinematic model of oscillating pectoral fin is first established based on the mechanism of active/passive flexible deformation. The dynamic model of the oscillating pectoral fin is developed based on the blade element theory. The influence of spanwise flexibility on propulsion performance is analyzed theoretically. Experiments have also been carried out to study the propulsion performance of the bionic pectoral fin by changing spanwise flexibility. Both calculated results and experiment results show that the propulsion performance of the bionic pectoral fin can be enhanced with the certain degree of spanwise flexibility.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84958152505
U2 - 10.1109/IROS.2015.7353662
DO - 10.1109/IROS.2015.7353662
M3 - 会议稿件
AN - SCOPUS:84958152505
T3 - IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
SP - 2136
EP - 2141
BT - IROS Hamburg 2015 - Conference Digest
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2015
Y2 - 28 September 2015 through 2 October 2015
ER -