Helical Propulsion in Low-Re Numbers with Near-Zero Angle of Attack
Leendert-Jan W. Ligtenberg,Ilse A. A. Ekkelkamp,Frank R. Halfwerk,Constantinos Goulas,Jutta Arens,Michiel Warlé,Islam S. M. Khalil,Leendert-Jan W. Ligtenberg,Ilse A. A. Ekkelkamp,Frank R. Halfwerk,Constantinos Goulas,Jutta Arens,Michiel Warlé,Islam S. M. Khalil
One approach to the wireless actuation and gravity compensation of untethered helical magnetic devices (UHMD) is through swimming with a non-zero angle of attack (AoA). This configuration allows us to counteract gravity, so that for a given desired path, we can move the UHMD controllably without drifting downward under its own weight. This study seeks to investigate the use a reduced-order model o...
