Characterization of von Karman street with seal whisker-like sensor

• Main Authors: Hans, Hendrik, Miao, Jianmin, Triantafyllou, Michael S.
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/99058; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/12760
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Harbor seals are known to track the hydrodynamic trails of their prey with only their whiskers. The geometry of their whiskers has been found to reduce vortex induced vibration (VIV). In this study, we develop an artificial whiskerlike sensor to evaluate the sensitivity and effectiveness of the seal...