| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
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| Research Abstract |
A flexion propulsion mechanism in fluid has advantages for resolving problems regarding environmental and safety issues on the use of screw propeller, namely, the disturbance of polluted mud that pollutes the water, the danger to aquatic animals from the high speed rotation and intense churning of the propeller. In this study, we noticed the propulsion mechanism modeled on organisms that swim in water by bending motions. We developed the bio-inspired propulsion robots in fluid capable of variable shape and stiffness, and evaluated the thrust force characteristics of the robots in fluid.
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