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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2019
Daniel Aukes, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Mohammad Sharifzadeh, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Kevin Nichols, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Yuhao Jiang, Tempe, AZ (US);
Daniel Aukes, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Mohammad Sharifzadeh, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Kevin Nichols, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Yuhao Jiang, Tempe, AZ (US);
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Abstract
In one aspect, a device for providing propulsion in water is provided by the present disclosure. The device includes a parallel mechanism including at least five rigid bars and at least five joints, each joint being positioned between two of the rigid bars and configured to allow movement of the at least five rigid bars, a first servo motor coupled to a first rigid bar included in the at least five rigid bars, a second servo motor coupled to a second rigid bar included in the at least five rigid bars, and a controller coupled to the first servo motor and the second servo motor and configured to actuate the first servo motor and the second servo motor according to a predetermined pattern.