Journal of Aero Aqua Bio-mechanisms
Online ISSN : 2185-1522
ISSN-L : 2185-1522
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Noninvasive 3D geometry extraction of a Sea lion foreflipper
Chen FriedmanBryan W. JoelAllen R. SchultMegan C. Leftwich
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2015 Volume 4 Issue 1 Pages 25-31

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Abstract

Underwater propulsion that leaves little traceable wake structure while producing high levels of thrust is a highly desired goal. A potential biological model is the California sea lion, a highly maneuverable aquatic mammal that produces thrust primarily with its foreflippers without a characteristic flapping frequency. In an effort to mimic the sea lion flipper, a flipper from a sea lion carcass has been scanned using several non invasive methods with the goal of manufacturing a robotic flipper with identical geometry. The scanning methods are hereby compared for overall quality, accuracy, and level of detail captured.

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