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Thrust force assessment of a MFC-actuated tail-like robotic fish using Unsteady Panel Method

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datacite.subject.fosEngenharia e Tecnologia::Engenharia Mecânica
datacite.subject.sdg07:Energias Renováveis e Acessíveis
datacite.subject.sdg13:Ação Climática
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Maíra Martins da
dc.contributor.authorCamacho, Emanuel António Rodrigues
dc.contributor.authorSilva, André Resende Rodrigues da
dc.contributor.authorMarques, Flávio D.
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-22T14:49:40Z
dc.date.available2025-12-22T14:49:40Z
dc.date.issued2025-02-22
dc.description.abstractFish-like robots are used in various fields, such as environmental monitoring and underwater exploration. These devices are designed to emulate the motion of a real fish. They can have flexible bodies to mimic body/caudal-based locomotion patterns or fins to mimic median/paired fin-based locomotion patterns. Standard propulsion methods include oscillating fins, flapping tails, and body undulations. This work investigates a robotic fish with a flexible tail actuated by a Macro-Fiber Composite (MFC) pair in a bi-morph configuration. This device is designed to mimic body/caudal-based locomotion patterns; therefore, it should present propulsion capabilities due to its body undulations. These propulsion capabilities are assessed using the Unsteady Panel Method for different sinusoidal inputs. This method requires the device’s kinematics, which is derived using an analytical model based on the Euler–Bernoulli beam theory, considering the electro-mechanical coupling of the actuators. The mean thrust force derived using the Unsteady Panel Method is compared with the actual mean thrust acquired during an experimental campaign. The experimental and numerical results indicated that higher thrust forces can be achieved when the device is excited in its second resonance frequency. These results are in line with Lighthill’s findings.eng
dc.identifier.citationMaíra M. da Silva, Emanuel A.R. Camacho, André R.R. Silva, Flávio D. Marques, "Thrust force assessment of a MFC-actuated tail-like robotic fish using Unsteady Panel Method", Mechatronics Volume 107, May 2025, 103308, DOI: 10.1016/j.mechatronics.2025.103308
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.mechatronics.2025.103308
dc.identifier.issn1873-4006
dc.identifier.issn0957-4158
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/19607
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relationAssociate Laboratory of Energy, Transports and Aerospace
dc.relationAssociate Laboratory of Energy, Transports and Aeronautics
dc.relationAssociate Laboratory of Energy, Transports and Aeronautics UIDP/50022/2020
dc.relationBoundary Layer Control in Plunging and Pitching Airfoils
dc.relation.hasversionhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0957415825000170?via%3Dihub
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectThrust force
dc.subjectUnsteady Panel Method (UPM)
dc.subjectMFC actuators
dc.subjectTail-actuated fish-like robot
dc.subjectSoft robotic fish
dc.subjectEuler–Bernoulli beam theory
dc.titleThrust force assessment of a MFC-actuated tail-like robotic fish using Unsteady Panel Methodeng
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oaire.citation.issue103308
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oaire.citation.titleMechatronics
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