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physics.flu-dyn2024
Surfing vortex rings for energy-efficient propulsion
Peter Gunnarson, John O. Dabiri
Leveraging background fluid flows for propulsion has the potential to enhance the range and speed of autonomous aerial and underwater vehicles. In this work, we demonstrate experim…
physics.flu-dyn2024★ 1 cited
Fish-inspired tracking of underwater turbulent plumes
Peter Gunnarson, John O. Dabiri
Autonomous ocean-exploring vehicles have begun to take advantage of onboard sensor measurements of water properties such as salinity and temperature to locate oceanic features in r…
physics.flu-dyn2021★ 104 cited
Learning Efficient Navigation in Vortical Flow Fields
Peter Gunnarson, Ioannis Mandralis, Guido Novati +2
Efficient point-to-point navigation in the presence of a background flow field is important for robotic applications such as ocean surveying. In such applications, robots may only…