Supported by the Youth Science and Technology Innovation Program of Xiamen Ocean and Fisheries Development Special Funds(No.23ZHZB034QCB38).
This article provides an overview of the application of bionic technology in marine cruising equipment,discussing its research progress and future development trends.Marine cruising is a crucial means of gaining insig...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China[nos.51675372,51721003]and the National Key Research and Development Program of China(no.2019YFC0311701).
An underwater glider with bionic wings controlled by two operating modes is proposed to perform a variety of marine exploration tasks.The system composition of the vehicle and the structural design of wings inspired b...
This work is supported by the National Science Foundation of China(No.91748123);the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province(Grant No.2019JM-145).
Stingrays can undulate their wide pectoral fins to thrust themselves and swim freely underwater.Many researchers have used bionics to directly imitate their undulating mechanism and manufacture undulatory underwater r...
The authors acknowledge the support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11622219);the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(Grant No.BK20191271);This work is also supported by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(PAPD).
The Synthetic Jet(S J)control on the propulsion behavior of a foil in plunge-pitch motion is examined in this work by numerical simulations.An elliptic foil with ratio of 8 performs the plunge and pitch motions synchr...
Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation(Nos.LY18A020002 and LQ18E090010);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.91634103 and 51279184).
A conceptual design of bionic Autonomous Underwater Glider(AUG)is introduced,with a pair of flapping wings.The immersed boundary method is employed and Navier-Stokes equations are solved to investigate the propulsive ...
This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51425502).
Semi-aquatic arthropods skate on water surfaces with synergetic actions of their legs. The sculling forward locomotion of water striders was observed and analyzed in situ to understand and reproduce the abovementioned...
Acknowledgment This work is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (under Grant Nos.: 61203353 and 61573038).
The applications of robotic fish require high propulsive efficiency mechanism to prolong the mission time. Though many methods were applied, robotic fish still suffers from low efficiency. To improve the efficiency of...
The use of biomimetic tandem flapping foils for ships and underwater vehicles is considered as a unique and interesting concept in the area of marine propulsion. The flapping wings can be used as a thrust producing, s...
The transportation of biological and industrial nanofluids by natural propulsion like cilia movement and self-generated contraction-relaxation of flexible walls has tremendous applications in various fields. Inspired ...
The bionic propulsion can be used on the aerostat and other automatic vehicles. The general single oscillating tail fin can induce the yawing and whole airship rolling because of the lateral force and the gravity mome...