Turning Maneuverability Analysis of a Bionic Gliding Robotic Dolphin

This paper focuses on the turning maneuverability of a bionic gliding robotic dolphin. Inspired by natural dolphin’s turning styles, a novel gliding robotic dolphin with a special yaw joint is developed to purse high turning maneuverability. Thus, the robot can realize several turning patterns based on its flippers, yaw joint and dolphin-like dorsal-abdominal undulating mechanism. Considering both...