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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2019

Hydrodynamic Analysis-Based Modeling and Experimental Verification of a New Water-Jet Thruster for an Amphibious Spherical Robot.

Xihuan Hou, Shuxiang Guo, Liwei Shi, Huiming Xing, Yu Liu, Huikang Liu, Yao Hu, Debin Xia, Zan Li

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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9 authors.

Xihuan HouKey Laboratory of Convergence Medical Engineering System and Healthcare Technology, The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China. houxihuan@bit.edu.cn.
Shuxiang GuoKey Laboratory of Convergence Medical Engineering System and Healthcare Technology, The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China. guoshuxiang@bit.edu.cn.
Liwei ShiKey Laboratory of Convergence Medical Engineering System and Healthcare Technology, The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China. shiliwei@bit.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-2784-701X
Huiming XingKey Laboratory of Convergence Medical Engineering System and Healthcare Technology, The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China. xinghuiming@bit.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-8013-9306
Yu LiuKey Laboratory of Convergence Medical Engineering System and Healthcare Technology, The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China. liuyu_0827@bit.edu.cn.
Huikang LiuKey Laboratory of Convergence Medical Engineering System and Healthcare Technology, The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China. liuhuikang@bit.edu.cn.
Yao HuKey Laboratory of Convergence Medical Engineering System and Healthcare Technology, The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China. huyao@bit.edu.cn.
Debin XiaKey Laboratory of Convergence Medical Engineering System and Healthcare Technology, The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China. xiadebin@bit.edu.cn.
Zan LiKey Laboratory of Convergence Medical Engineering System and Healthcare Technology, The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China. 3120180901@bit.edu.cn.

Funding

Graduate Technological Innovation Project of Beijing Institute of Technology (2018CX10022)National High Tech. Research and Development Program of China No.2015AA043202National Natural Science Foundation of China 61773064, 61503028
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thrusters are the bottom actuators of the amphibious spherical robot, and play an important role in the motion control of these robots. To realize accurate motion control, a thrust model for a new water-jet thruster based on hydrodynamic analyses is proposed in this paper. First, the hydrodynamic characteristics of the new thruster were numerically analyzed using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) commercial software CFX. The moving reference frame (MRF) technique was utilized to simulate propeller rotation. In particular, the hydrodynamics of the thruster were studied not only in the axial flow but also in oblique flow. Then, the basic framework of the thrust model was built according to hydromechanics theory. Parameters in the basic framework were identified through the results of the hydrodynamic simulation. Finally, a series of relevant experiments were conducted to verify the accuracy of the thrust model. These proved that the thrust model-based simulation results agreed well with the experimental results. The maximum error between the experimental results and simulation results was only 7%, which indicates that the thrust model is precise enough to be utilized in the motion control of amphibious spherical robots.

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amphibious spherical robotComputation Fluid Dynamic (CFD)hydrodynamic analysisthrustthrust modelwater-jet thruster

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PMID30634717
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