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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Buoyancy Control"”.
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Modeling of Bio-inspired Jellyfish Vehicle for Energy Efficient Propulsion
… robotic vehicle by providing insights into buoyancy control and energy generation. The thesis is structured in a manner such that propulsive and structural models inspired from the natural animal were systematically combined with the practical aspects related to ionic diffusion driven …
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Six degree of freedom vehicle controller design for the operation of an unmanned underwater vehicle in a shallow water environment
Closed loop control of an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) in the dynamically difficult environment of shallow water requires explicit consideration of the highly coupled nature of the governing non-linear equations of motion. This coupling between an UUV's six degrees of freedom (6 DOF) is …
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Building and controlling fluidically actuated soft robots : from open loop to model-based control
This thesis describes the creation and control of soft robots made of deformable elastomer materials and powered by fluidics. We embed soft fluidic actuators into self-contained soft robotic systems, such as fish for underwater exploration or soft arms for dynamic manipulation. We present models …
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Larval dispersal between hydrothermal vent habitats
… for many species, but the exact mechanism and controls of dispersal are unknown. A description of larval distribution patterns, for which reliable identification of vent larvae is necessary, is critical to understanding larval dispersal. In gastropod species, the retention of the larval shell …