Investigation of scaling laws for underwater locomotion and propulsion efficiency
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2021
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Coe MJ
Gutschmidt S
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The idea has been that outfitting an autonomous underwater vehicle with a flapping propulsors will make it more efficient than current propeller vehicles. This research explores the idea that focusing only on propulsion efficiency does not tell the whole story of an efficient underwater vehicle
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Coe MJ, Gutschmidt S (2021). Investigation of scaling laws for underwater locomotion and propulsion efficiency. Christchurch, New Zealand: 9th Fluids in New Zealand, FiNZ 2021. 27/01/2021-29/01/2021.
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Fields of Research::40 - Engineering::4007 - Control engineering, mechatronics and robotics::400703 - Autonomous vehicle systems
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