Control of a flexible, surface-piercing hydrofoil for high-speed, small-scale applications

In recent years, hydrofoils have become ubiquitous and critical components of high-performance surface vehicles. Twenty-meter-long hydrofoil sailing craft are capable of reaching speeds in excess of 45 knots. Hydrofoil dinghies routinely travel faster than the wind and reach speeds up to 30 knots. B...

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Main Authors: Bousquet, Gabriel David Elie Sylvain (Author), Triantafyllou, Michael S (Author), Slotine, Jean-Jacques E (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE, 2020-02-27T19:48:25Z.
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