Affiliation:
1. School of Management, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China
2. School of Marine Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China
Abstract
In this paper, a theoretical study is conducted to investigate the propulsive performance of two flapping foils with the inline arrangement. At first, we consider the propulsive performance of two flapping foils when they are relative static to each other, that is, the horizontal gap between the foils is fixed. Then, we provide a model to consider the dynamic stability of the two-foil system when the relative movement between them has occurred, that is, the horizontal gap between the two foils can be changed depending on the propulsive force acting on the foil. This work provides helpful suggestions for managing the trajectories and energy cost of multiple bio-inspired robotics.
Publisher
World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt
Subject
Condensed Matter Physics,Statistical and Nonlinear Physics