Biomimetic flexible plate actuators are faster and more efficient with a passive attachment |
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Authors: | Peter?D?Yeh Email author" target="_blank">Alexander?AlexeevEmail author |
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Institution: | George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA |
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Abstract: | Using three-dimensional computer simulations, we probe biomimetic free swimming of an internally actuated flexible plate in the regime near the first natural frequency. The plate is driven by an oscillating internal moment approx-imating the actuation mechanism of a piezoelectric macro fiber composite (MFC) bimorph. We show in our simulations that the addition of a passive attachment increases both swim-ming velocity and efficiency. Specifically, if the active and passive sections are of similar size, the overall performance is the best. We determine that this optimum is a result of two competing factors. If the passive section is too large, then the actuated portion is unable to generate substantial deflection to create sufficient thrust. On the other hand, a large actu-ated section leads to a bending pattern that is inefficient at generating thrust especially at higher frequencies. |
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Keywords: | Flexible plate Biomimetic Lattice Boltzmann Fluid-structure interaction Robotic fish Piezoelectric actuator |
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