A novel degree of freedom in flapping wings shows promise for a dual aerial/aquatic vehicle propulsor

Ocean sampling for highly temporal phenomena, such as harmful algal blooms, necessitates a vehicle capable of fast aerial travel interspersed with an aquatic means of acquiring in-situ measurements. Vehicle platforms with this capability have yet to be widely adopted by the oceanographic community....

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Main Authors: Izraelevitz, Jacob Samuel (Contributor), Triantafyllou, Michael S (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2017-05-05T14:32:57Z.
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