A review of terrestrial, aerial and aquatic keratins: the structure and mechanical properties of pangolin scales, feather shafts and baleen plates.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2017.05.015
Abstract: Keratinous materials, omnipresent as the hard and durable epidermal appendages of animals, are among the toughest biological materials. They exhibit diverse morphologies and structures that serve a variety of amazing and inspiring mechanical functions. In… read more here.
Keywords: baleen plates; aerial aquatic; scales feather; structure ... See more keywords
SailMAV: Design and Implementation of a Novel Multi-Modal Flying Sailing Robot
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DOI: 10.1109/lra.2019.2921507
Abstract: Despite significant research progress on small-scale aerial–aquatic robots, most existing prototypes are still constrained by short operation times and limited performance in different fluids. The main challenge is to design a vehicle that satisfies the… read more here.
Keywords: sailing robot; flying sailing; water; sailmav ... See more keywords
Thruster Allocation and Mapping of Aerial and Aquatic Modes for a Morphable Multimodal Quadrotor
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DOI: 10.1109/tmech.2020.2998329
Abstract: Although there have been several proposed methods and existing prototypes demonstrating the functionality of aerial–aquatic vehicles, most are fundamentally aerial vehicles with varying degrees of operability when submerged. We aim to improve the balance of… read more here.
Keywords: aerial aquatic; mapping aerial; thruster allocation; aquatic modes ... See more keywords
Aerial-aquatic robots capable of crossing the air-water boundary and hitchhiking on surfaces
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DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.abm6695
Abstract: Many real-world applications for robots—such as long-term aerial and underwater observation, cross-medium operations, and marine life surveys—require robots with the ability to move between the air-water boundary. Here, we describe an aerial-aquatic hitchhiking robot that… read more here.
Keywords: aerial aquatic; air; air water; water boundary ... See more keywords