Design of a Biologically Inspired Underwater Burrowing Robot That Utilizes Localized Fluidization
The Atlantic razor clam (Ensis directus) digs by contracting its valves, fluidizing the surrounding soil and reducing burrowing drag. Moving through a fluidized, rather than static, soil requires energy that scales linearly with depth, rather than depth squared. In addition to providing an advantage...
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers,
2017-05-22T17:07:56Z.
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