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Tunbiao Wu, Ronghui Li, Qinglong Chen, Guiyuan Pi, Shijie Wan and Qiao Liu
A methodology of mathematical testing is proposed for a ship with twin azimuth thrusters based on numerical calculations. An unmanned surface vessel (USV) powered by two azimuth thrusters is considered, which is a model-scale configuration. The Ship Mane...
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Yu Wang, Yujie Wang, Yaxin Li and Cheng Ren
This paper proposes a hybrid propulsion-based small underwater robot for robust trajectory tracking control in a harsh and complex underwater environment. The robot is equipped with a Coanda-effect jet thruster and a pair of propeller-based reconfigurabl...
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Fei Liu, Wuxiang Zhang, Junfan Shang, Minghui Yi, Shenru Wang and Xilun Ding
Automated fiber placement (AFP) systems accommodate complex-shaped structures by pressing fibers against the non-planar surfaces of mandrels, in which compaction mechanisms are of crucial significance. A conventional compaction mechanism utilizes an inde...
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Lin Hong, Xin Wang, Desheng Zhang and Hang Xu
Hydrodynamic coefficient estimation is crucial to the shape design, dynamic modeling, and control of underwater vehicles. In this paper, we conduct a numerical study on the hydrodynamic coefficient estimation of an underactuated underwater vehicle (actua...
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Xiujun Sun, Chenyu Sun, Hongqiang Sang and Can Li
The wave glider is an ocean-wave-propelled autonomous marine vehicle with unique dual-body architecture, which can converse the energy obtained from the ocean wave into the forward thrust. In this paper, the dynamic models of the submerged glider based o...
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Paul Schaechtl, Benjamin Schleich and Sandro Wartzack
Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) enables the fabrication of entire non-assembly mechanisms within a single process step, making previously required assembly steps dispensable. Besides the advantages of FDM, the manufacturing of these mechanisms implies s...
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Zhen Ren, Jianhua Wang and Decheng Wan
Planar motion mechanism (PMM) tests provide a means of obtaining the hydrodynamic derivatives needed to assess ship maneuverability properties. In this paper, the self-developed computational fluid dynamic (CFD) solver based on the open source code platf...
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