Design and prototyping of rowing mechanism

• Main Author: Tan, Jia Wei
• Other Authors: Ng Bing Feng
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/151020
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The intent of this project is to create a rowing mechanism on a boat by using the concept of the Hummingbird’s figure 8 flapping motion to test and operate in water. The flight momentum generating by the hummingbirds is so unique that the bird tends to flap their wings in an up and down stroke movem...