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Article

Innovative Energy-Saving Propulsion System for Low-Speed Biomimetic Underwater Vehicles

by
Paweł Piskur
1,*,
Piotr Szymak
1,
Michał Przybylski
1,
Krzysztof Naus
2,
Krzysztof Jaskólski
2 and
Mariusz Żokowski
3
1
Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Polish Naval Academy, Smidowicza 69, 81-127 Gdynia, Poland
2
Department of Navigation, Polish Naval Academy, Smidowicza 69, 81-127 Gdynia, Poland
3
Air Force Institute of Technology, Ks. Boleslawa 6, 01-494 Warsaw, Poland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Energies 2021, 14(24), 8418; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14248418
Submission received: 19 October 2021 / Revised: 1 December 2021 / Accepted: 8 December 2021 / Published: 14 December 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Vehicle Dynamics and Control)
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Abstract

This article covers research on an innovative propulsion system design for a Biomimetic Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (BUUV) operating at low speeds. The experiment was conducted on a laboratory test water tunnel equipped with specialised sensor equipment to assess the Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) and energy consumption of two different types of propulsion systems. The experimental data contrast the undulating with the drag-based propulsion system. The additional joint in the drag-based propulsion system is intended to increase thrust and decrease energy input. The tests were conducted at a variety of fins oscillation frequencies and fluid velocities. The experiments demonstrate that, in the region of low-speed forward movement, the efficiency of the propulsion system with the additional joint is greater.
Keywords: Biomimetic Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (BUUV); fish-like movement; underwater robotics; energy efficiency; Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI); undulating propulsion Biomimetic Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (BUUV); fish-like movement; underwater robotics; energy efficiency; Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI); undulating propulsion

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Piskur, P.; Szymak, P.; Przybylski, M.; Naus, K.; Jaskólski, K.; Żokowski, M. Innovative Energy-Saving Propulsion System for Low-Speed Biomimetic Underwater Vehicles. Energies 2021, 14, 8418. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14248418

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Piskur P, Szymak P, Przybylski M, Naus K, Jaskólski K, Żokowski M. Innovative Energy-Saving Propulsion System for Low-Speed Biomimetic Underwater Vehicles. Energies. 2021; 14(24):8418. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14248418

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Piskur, Paweł, Piotr Szymak, Michał Przybylski, Krzysztof Naus, Krzysztof Jaskólski, and Mariusz Żokowski. 2021. "Innovative Energy-Saving Propulsion System for Low-Speed Biomimetic Underwater Vehicles" Energies 14, no. 24: 8418. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14248418

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Piskur, P., Szymak, P., Przybylski, M., Naus, K., Jaskólski, K., & Żokowski, M. (2021). Innovative Energy-Saving Propulsion System for Low-Speed Biomimetic Underwater Vehicles. Energies, 14(24), 8418. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14248418

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