Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2009. / Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 75). / This thesis reviews the design of two scaled mechanical end effectors that mimic the digging of Ensis directus, the Atlantic Razor Clam. Modeled after a 0.5x Ensis scale device, the end effectors are 1.0x and 2.0x Ensis scale. The end effectors will be coupled to a pneumatic robotic actuator to explore the nondimensional relationships governing the digging dynamics of razor clams in littoral substrates. Such dynamics could be exploited to construct novel mimetic engineering devices which would provide an order-of-magnitude improvement over existing subsea burrowing and anchoring technologies. / by Mario Attilio Bollini. / S.B.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:MIT/oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/54526 |
| Date | January 2009 |
| Creators | Bollini, Mario Attilio |
| Contributors | Anette Hosoi., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. |
| Publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Source Sets | M.I.T. Theses and Dissertation |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 75 p., application/pdf |
| Rights | M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission., http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 |
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