2 papers
cond-mat.soft2025
Investigation of Air Fluidization during Intruder Penetration in Sand
Bowen Wang, Yuxing Peng, Alvaro Vergara +2
Self-burrowing robots navigating through granular media benefit from airflow-assisted burrowing, which reduces penetration resistance. However, the mechanisms underlying airflow-gr…
cond-mat.soft2024
Gravity effects on a bio-inspired self-burrowing probe in granular soils
Bowen Wang, Ningning Zhang, Yuyan Chen +2
In recent years, self-burrowing probes have been studied since they can be suitable for soil monitoring in locations with limited access such as outer space bodies and underneath e…