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ArticleBiomimetics (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Propulsive Force Characterization of a Bio-Robotic Sea Lion Foreflipper: A Kinematic Basis for Agile Propulsion.

Anthony Drago, Nicholas Marcouiller, Shraman Kadapa, Frank E Fish, James L Tangorra

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Article in Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Anthony DragoMechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.ORCID 0009-0004-2997-3444
Nicholas MarcouillerMechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Shraman KadapaMechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.ORCID 0009-0002-4465-1473
Frank E FishDepartment of Biology, West Chester University, West Chester, PA 19393, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5973-3282
James L TangorraMechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.

Funding

Office of Naval Research N00014-21-1-2133
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) capable of agile, high-speed maneuvering in complex environments require propulsion systems that can dynamically modulate three-dimensional forces. The California sea lion (

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agile propulsionbio-inspired roboticsbiomimeticsCalifornia sea lionforce vectoringforeflipper propulsionhydrodynamicskinematicspropulsive forces

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PMID41439900
PMCPMC12730486

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