Development of a Stingray-inspired High-Frequency Propulsion Platform with Variable Wavelength

Qiang Zhong,Yicong Fu,Leo Liu,Daniel B. Quinn,Qiang Zhong,Yicong Fu,Leo Liu,Daniel B. Quinn

Undulatory fin motions in fish-like robots are typically created using intricate arrays of servo motors. Motor arrays offer impressive versatility in terms of kinematics, but their complexity leads to constraints on size, hydrodynamic force production, and power consumption, particularly when studying propulsive performance at high-frequencies. Here we present an alternative design that uses a sin...