title: Note: Dynamic analysis of a robotic fish motion with a caudal fin with vertical phase differences.
abstract: In this paper, a robotic fish with a caudal fin with vertical phase differences is studied, especially focusing on the energy consumption. Energies for thrusting a conventional robotic fish and one with caudal fin with vertical phase differences are obtained and compared each other. It is shown that a robotic fish with a caudal fin with vertical phase differences can save more energy, which implies the efficient thrusting via a vertically waving caudal fin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Robotics and Mechatronics, KIMM, Daejeon 305-343, South Korea.
authors.forename: Dongwon
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.forename: Kyung-Soo
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Soohyun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jinho
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kyung
authors.forename: Sunghwi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D058500:Animal Fins / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D001695:Biology / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D032701:Biomimetics; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D004867:Equipment Design; D005399:Fishes / Q000502:physiology*; D009038:Motion; D009791:Oceanography / Q000379:methods; D012371:Robotics