BIO-inspired robotic undulatory stingray

Emily Studebaker; William Ermlick; Rickey Warner; Brandon Hart; Aanand Pandey; Heather Smith; Luke Sienkiewicz; Joseph Baillargeon; Nathan Roberson; Jianyu An; Brittany Gater; Jeffrey Feaster; Sunghwan Jung; Javid Bayandor

doi:10.1115/FEDSM2016-7682

BIO-inspired robotic undulatory stingray

Emily Studebaker
, William Ermlick
, Rickey Warner
, Brandon Hart
, Aanand Pandey
, Heather Smith
, Luke Sienkiewicz
, Joseph Baillargeon
, Nathan Roberson
, Jianyu An
, Brittany Gater
, Jeffrey Feaster
, Sunghwan Jung
, Javid Bayandor

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

2 Scopus citations

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate fin undulation as a form of locomotion. The analysis generated CFD simulations and models that identify characteristics that are known to indicate propulsive forces. A mechanical undulating fin was designed and built to experimentally validate these computational results. Comparing thrust data from the mechanical fin with the CFD results yielded qualitative agreement with various parameters including wave amplitude, wave speed, and wave number. Quantifying these characteristics are necessary towards understanding the mechanics of undulation and will aid in the design and control of underwater undulating robotics.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Symposia
Subtitle of host publication	Turbomachinery Flow Simulation and Optimization; Applications in CFD; Bio-Inspired and Bio-Medical Fluid Mechanics; CFD Verification and Validation; Development and Applications of Immersed Boundary Methods; DNS, LES and Hybrid RANS/LES Methods; Fluid Machinery; Fluid-Structure Interaction and Flow-Induced Noise in Industrial Applications; Flow Applications in Aerospace; Active Fluid Dynamics and Flow Control - Theory, Experiments and Implementation
Publisher	American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
ISBN (Electronic)	9780791850282
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1115/FEDSM2016-7682
State	Published - 2016
Event	ASME 2016 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, FEDSM 2016, collocated with the ASME 2016 Heat Transfer Summer Conference and the ASME 2016 14th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels - Washington, United States Duration: Jul 10 2016 → Jul 14 2016

Publication series

Name	American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fluids Engineering Division (Publication) FEDSM
Volume	1A-2016
ISSN (Print)	0888-8116

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Conference	ASME 2016 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, FEDSM 2016, collocated with the ASME 2016 Heat Transfer Summer Conference and the ASME 2016 14th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels
Country/Territory	United States
City	Washington
Period	07/10/16 → 07/14/16

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Studebaker, E., Ermlick, W., Warner, R., Hart, B., Pandey, A., Smith, H., Sienkiewicz, L., Baillargeon, J., Roberson, N., An, J., Gater, B., Feaster, J., Jung, S., & Bayandor, J. (2016). BIO-inspired robotic undulatory stingray. In Symposia: Turbomachinery Flow Simulation and Optimization; Applications in CFD; Bio-Inspired and Bio-Medical Fluid Mechanics; CFD Verification and Validation; Development and Applications of Immersed Boundary Methods; DNS, LES and Hybrid RANS/LES Methods; Fluid Machinery; Fluid-Structure Interaction and Flow-Induced Noise in Industrial Applications; Flow Applications in Aerospace; Active Fluid Dynamics and Flow Control - Theory, Experiments and Implementation (American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fluids Engineering Division (Publication) FEDSM; Vol. 1A-2016). American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). https://doi.org/10.1115/FEDSM2016-7682

Studebaker, Emily ; Ermlick, William ; Warner, Rickey et al. / BIO-inspired robotic undulatory stingray. Symposia: Turbomachinery Flow Simulation and Optimization; Applications in CFD; Bio-Inspired and Bio-Medical Fluid Mechanics; CFD Verification and Validation; Development and Applications of Immersed Boundary Methods; DNS, LES and Hybrid RANS/LES Methods; Fluid Machinery; Fluid-Structure Interaction and Flow-Induced Noise in Industrial Applications; Flow Applications in Aerospace; Active Fluid Dynamics and Flow Control - Theory, Experiments and Implementation. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2016. (American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fluids Engineering Division (Publication) FEDSM).

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Studebaker, E, Ermlick, W, Warner, R, Hart, B, Pandey, A, Smith, H, Sienkiewicz, L, Baillargeon, J, Roberson, N, An, J, Gater, B, Feaster, J, Jung, S & Bayandor, J 2016, BIO-inspired robotic undulatory stingray. in Symposia: Turbomachinery Flow Simulation and Optimization; Applications in CFD; Bio-Inspired and Bio-Medical Fluid Mechanics; CFD Verification and Validation; Development and Applications of Immersed Boundary Methods; DNS, LES and Hybrid RANS/LES Methods; Fluid Machinery; Fluid-Structure Interaction and Flow-Induced Noise in Industrial Applications; Flow Applications in Aerospace; Active Fluid Dynamics and Flow Control - Theory, Experiments and Implementation. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fluids Engineering Division (Publication) FEDSM, vol. 1A-2016, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), ASME 2016 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, FEDSM 2016, collocated with the ASME 2016 Heat Transfer Summer Conference and the ASME 2016 14th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels, Washington, United States, 07/10/16. https://doi.org/10.1115/FEDSM2016-7682

BIO-inspired robotic undulatory stingray. / Studebaker, Emily; Ermlick, William; Warner, Rickey et al.
Symposia: Turbomachinery Flow Simulation and Optimization; Applications in CFD; Bio-Inspired and Bio-Medical Fluid Mechanics; CFD Verification and Validation; Development and Applications of Immersed Boundary Methods; DNS, LES and Hybrid RANS/LES Methods; Fluid Machinery; Fluid-Structure Interaction and Flow-Induced Noise in Industrial Applications; Flow Applications in Aerospace; Active Fluid Dynamics and Flow Control - Theory, Experiments and Implementation. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2016. (American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fluids Engineering Division (Publication) FEDSM; Vol. 1A-2016).

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Studebaker E, Ermlick W, Warner R, Hart B, Pandey A, Smith H et al. BIO-inspired robotic undulatory stingray. In Symposia: Turbomachinery Flow Simulation and Optimization; Applications in CFD; Bio-Inspired and Bio-Medical Fluid Mechanics; CFD Verification and Validation; Development and Applications of Immersed Boundary Methods; DNS, LES and Hybrid RANS/LES Methods; Fluid Machinery; Fluid-Structure Interaction and Flow-Induced Noise in Industrial Applications; Flow Applications in Aerospace; Active Fluid Dynamics and Flow Control - Theory, Experiments and Implementation. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). 2016. (American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fluids Engineering Division (Publication) FEDSM). doi: 10.1115/FEDSM2016-7682

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