期刊
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
卷 922, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2021.558
关键词
swimming; flying; propulsion; flow-structure interactions
资金
- National Science Foundation [CBET-1705739]
The study shows that by adjusting the phase difference between external and internal actuation, the thrust and swimming velocity of the propulsor can be regulated while maintaining high efficiency. The hybrid propulsor outperforms propulsors with single actuation methods, maintaining large tip displacement and reduced center-of-mass displacement.
Using computational modelling, we probe the hydrodynamics of a bio-inspired elastic propulsor with hybrid actuation that oscillates at resonance in a Newtonian fluid. The propulsor is actuated by a heaving motion at the base and by an internal bending moment distributed along the propulsor length. The simulations reveal that by tuning the phase difference between the external and internal actuation, the propulsor thrust and free-swimming velocity can be regulated in a wide range while maintaining high efficiency. Furthermore, the hybrid propulsor outperforms propulsors with either of the actuation methods. The enhanced performance is associated with the emerging bending pattern maintaining large tip displacement with reduced centre-of-mass displacement. The results are useful for developing highly efficient robotic swimmers utilizing smart materials as propulsors with simplified design and operation.
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