In-situ wave energy harvesting for unmanned marine devices: A review

F Zeng, T Wang - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
It is promising and interesting to supply unmanned marine devices (UMDs) such as data
buoys, unmanned surface vessels, and unmanned underwater vehicles with sustainable …

Performance limits of information engines

J du Buisson, DA Sivak, J Bechhoefer - Advances in Physics: X, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
We review recent studies of a colloidal information engine that consists of a bead in water
and held by an optical trap. The bead is ratcheted upward without any apparent external …

A bio-inspired foldable-wing wave energy converter for ocean robots

W Chen, Y Lu, S Li, F Gao - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In remote and harsh sea areas, ocean robots are practical tools to replace humans to
execute ocean operations. However, limited power supply constrains the performance of …

Information engine in a nonequilibrium bath

TK Saha, J Ehrich, M Gavrilov, S Still, DA Sivak… - Physical Review Letters, 2023 - APS
Information engines can convert thermal fluctuations of a bath at temperature T into work at
rates of order k BT per relaxation time of the system. We show experimentally that such …

[HTML][HTML] Development of a solar-powered small autonomous surface vehicle for environmental measurements

K Sornek, J Wiercioch, D Kurczyna, R Figaj… - Energy conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nowadays, the use of autonomous surface vehicles has increased in popularity.
Autonomous surface vehicles can be adapted to perform water quality measurements, water …

Kayak Drone–a silent acoustic unmanned surface vehicle for marine research

A Totland, E Johnsen - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Advancements in technologies have led to a rapid development of unmanned surface
vehicles (USV) for marine ecosystem monitoring. The design, size, and scientific payload of …

Overview and control strategies of autonomous sailboats—A survey

Y Tipsuwan, P Sanposh, N Techajaroonjit - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent decades, marine robots have become increasingly important for a wide range of
applications in bodies of water, including oceans, gulfs, and lakes. One type of unmanned …

[HTML][HTML] 微小型自主水下机器人研究现状

康帅, 俞建成, 张进 - 机器人, 2023 - html.rhhz.net
综述了国内外微小型自主水下机器人(AUV) 的研究现状. 首先, 对微小型AUV 的定义进行了梳理.
其次, 基于微小型AUV 的平台结构特征, 对微小型AUV 的应用背景和特征进行了归纳和总结 …

Multi-objective robust energy management for environment powered unmanned surface vehicles

X Liang, P Wang, X Zhang, B Wen, X Li, X Tian - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The environment powered unmanned surface vehicle (EPUSV) is capable of achieving
large-range and long-term marine operations by harvesting abundant environment energy …

Effect of chord length ratio on aerodynamic performance of two-element wing sail

L Kuang, H Li, X Su, X Song, Z Wang, Y Zhang, W Ma - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aims to optimize the chord length ratio of a two-element wing sail in order to
enhance the aerodynamic performance of a wind-powered unmanned sailboat. The viscous …