A new type of biomimetic fish with oscillatory propulsion method

Abstract

The traditional multi joint mechanical serial parallel structure biomimetic fish has lower propulsive efficiency, more energy transmission loss, more complicated mechanical design and control algorithms because of more mechanical joints. While the flexible body has infinite degrees of freedom, and the energy in it is stored by elasticity and inertia, it is more viscous than that of multi joints. This project studies the principle of carangidae fish in carangidae carp, takes it as the bionic object, and designs a biomimetic fish with a flexible body tail structure to improve propulsive efficiency. This study explores the biomimetic fish propulsion speed and caudal aspect ratio, caudal oscillation frequency, modal distribution curve, and optimizes a parameter set of fish tail that can achieve effective promotion. So it is good for the exploration of the development of high speed, high efficiency, high maneuverability of bionic propeller swing on theoretical basis and practical aspects.

Keywords

• bionic propulsion
• oscillating propulsion
• fluid-structure interaction system
• propulsive performance