Jellyfish inspired unmanned underwater vehicle

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Jellyfish inspired unmanned underwater vehicle

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

VILLANUEVA Alex⁽¹⁾ ; BRESSER Scott⁽¹⁾ ; SANGHUN CHUNG⁽¹⁾ ; TADESSE Yonas⁽¹⁾ ; PRIYA Shashank^{(1 2)} ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾CIMSS, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, ETATS-UNIS
⁽²⁾EMDL, Material Science and Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, ETATS-UNIS

Résumé / Abstract

An unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) was designed inspired by the form and functionality of a Jellyfish. These natural organisms were chosen as bio-inspiration for a multitude of reasons including: efficiency of locomotion, lack of natural predators, proper form and shape to incorporate payload, and varying range of sizes. The structure consists of a hub body surrounded by bell segments and microcontroller based drive system. The locomotion of UUV was achieved by shape memory alloy "Biometal Fiber" actuation which possesses large strain and blocking force with adequate response time. The main criterion in design of UUV was the use of low-profile shape memory alloy actuators which act as artificial muscles. In this manuscript, we discuss the design of two Jellyfish prototypes and present experimental results illustrating the performance and power consumption.

Revue / Journal Title

Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering ISSN 0277-786X CODEN PSISDG

Source / Source

Congrès
Electroactive polymer actuators and devices (EAPAD) 2009 : ( 9-12 March 2009, San Diego, California, United States )
Electroactive polymer actuators and devices, San Diego CA , ETATS-UNIS (2009)
2009 , vol. 7287[Note(s) : 1 vol., ] (24 ref.) ISBN 978-0-8194-7547-3 ; Illustration : Illustration ;

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, Bellingham, WA, ETATS-UNIS (1981) (Revue)
SPIE, Bellingham, Wash., ETATS-UNIS (2009) (Monographie)