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Design and Motion Simulation of an Underwater Glider in the Vertical Plane
Applied Sciences, 2021 Net buoyancy, as the main power source for the motion of an underwater glider, is affected by the pump or bladder that the glider adopts to change its buoyancy force in water.
Jiafeng Huang +7 more
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FlexMat, EarlyView.Abstract Soft robots, engineered from highly compliant materials, offer superior adaptability and safety in unstructured environments compared to their rigid counterparts. Recent advancements, fueled by bio‐inspiration and material programmability, have led to the rapid co‐evolution of their core modules: actuation, sensing, protection, energy, and ...
Qiulei Liu +3 more
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Hydrodynamic Performance Analysis of a Biomimetic Manta Ray Underwater Glider
, 2016 A biomimetic manta ray underwater glider actuated by buoyance is presented. Firstly, the hydrodynamic structure shape of the biomimetic manta ray underwater glider is established with reference to the appearance of manta rays. Secondly, the steady motion
Zhenyu Wang +5 more
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Applied SciencesIn order to solve the problem of the lack of maneuverability of the conventional underwater glider, this paper proposes a hybrid-driven underwater glider equipped with a Kappel tip rake propeller, analyzes the propulsion performance of different types of
Chen-Wei Chen +3 more
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Research on Sailing Efficiency of Hybrid-Driven Underwater Glider at Zero Angle of Attack
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021 The sailing efficiency of an underwater glider, an important type of marine environment detection and data collection equipment, directly affects its range and duration.
Xin Tian, Lianhong Zhang, Hongwei Zhang
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Green swans and blue skies: Climate change and insolvency risk for financial institutions
International Insolvency Review, EarlyView.Abstract This lecture in honour of the late Gabriel Moss QC and Ian Fletcher QC examines the challenge of climate‐related financial risk. Prudential regulators and central banks recognize that the systemic nature of climate‐related financial risk makes it an emerging vulnerability relevant to cross‐border insolvency resolution.
Janis Sarra
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Glider Cruise Report No. 1. Bellamite and Dynamite, 15 Sep-24 Nov 2008 and 21 May-21 Jul 2009: RAPID glider deployment report [PDF]
, 2009 This report describes the trial glider operations conducted as part of the RAPID-MOC projectconducted between 15 September – 24 November 2008 and 21 May – 21 July 2009 betweenthe Canary Islands and the coast of Morocco.The RAPID-MOC mooring array at 26.5°
Smeed, D.A.
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Analysis on energy consumption of blended-wing-body underwater glider
International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2020 As a new type of underwater observation platform, underwater glider is widely used in marine explorations and military surveys, and most gliders are powered by their own batteries whose capacities are limited.
Xiaoxu Du, Lianying Zhang
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Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2021 We present control policies for use with a modified autonomous underwater glider that are intended to enable remote launch/recovery and long-range unattended survey of the Arctic's marginal ice zone (MIZ).
Zachary Duguid +2 more
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Enabling Under Ice Glider Operations: A Backseat Driver Approach
Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Polar Oceans are key locations for forcing global ocean circulation, influencing both global climate and biogeochemical cycles. Due to restricted access to these seasonally and perennially ice‐covered regions, these areas are severely undersampled.
Yaomei Wang +12 more
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