Thrust characterization of a bioinspired vortex ring thruster for locomotion of underwater robots

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 123-132

  Krieg, Michael ^a   Mohseni, Kamran ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV); Propulsion; Vortex ring

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES; BIOMECHANICS; BIPED LOCOMOTION; HEAT FLUX; JETS; MANEUVERABILITY; ORIFICES; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES; ROBOTICS; SUBMERSIBLE MOTORS; SUBMERSIBLES; UNDERWATER BALLISTICS; UNDERWATER CONSTRUCTION; UNDERWATER EQUIPMENT; UNDERWATER STRUCTURES; WATER CRAFT;

BIO-INSPIRED; CONTINUOUS OPERATIONS; CRUISING SPEEDS; LARGE RANGES; MANEUVERING CAPABILITIES; MASS FLUXES; MOMENTUM FLUXES; MOVING WALLS; NET EFFECTS; NEW GENERATIONS; PULSATILE JETS; STROKE RATIOS; SYNTHETIC JETS; THRUST COEFFICIENTS; TRACKING TIMES; UNDERWATER ROBOTS; UNDERWATER VEHICLES; VORTEX RING; VORTEX RINGS; ZERO NET MASS FLUXES;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 56049119834     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JOE.2008.920171     Document Type: Article

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