Drag Coefficient Characterization of the Origami Magic Ball (Inproceedings)

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dc.bibliographic.citation@inproceedings{chen2023drag, title = {Drag coefficient characterization of the origami magic ball}, author = {Guanyu Chen and Dongsheng Chen and Jessica Weakly and Cynthia Sung}, year = {2023}, date = {2023-08-29}, urldate = {2023-08-29}, booktitle = {ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE)}}
dc.contributor.authorChen, Guanyu
dc.contributor.authorChen, Dongsheng
dc.contributor.authorWeakly, Jessica
dc.contributor.authorSung, Cynthia
dc.contributor.authorChen, Guanyu
dc.contributor.authorChen, Dongsheng
dc.contributor.authorWeakly, Jessica
dc.contributor.authorSung, Cynthia
dc.date2023-05-17T16:40:35.000
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-22T19:19:54Z
dc.date.available2023-05-22T19:19:54Z
dc.date.issued2023-08-29
dc.date.submitted2023-05-16T11:59:55-07:00
dc.description.abstractThe drag coefficient plays a vital role in the design and optimization of robots that move through fluids. From aircraft to underwater vehicles, their geometries are specially engineered so that the drag coefficients are as low as possible to achieve energy-efficient performances. Origami magic balls are 3-dimensional reconfigurable geometries composed of repeated simple waterbomb units. Their volumes can change as their geometries vary and we have used this concept in a recent underwater robot design. This paper characterizes the drag coefficient of an origami magic ball in a wind tunnel. Through dimensional analysis, the scenario where the robot swims underwater is equivalently transferred to the situation when it is in the wind tunnel. With experiments, we have collected and analyzed the drag force data. It is concluded that the drag coefficient of the magic ball increases from around 0.64 to 1.26 as it transforms from a slim ellipsoidal shape to an oblate spherical shape. Additionally, three different magic balls produce increases in the drag coefficient of between 57% and 86% on average compared to the smooth geometries of the same size and aspect ratio. The results will be useful in future designs of robots using waterbomb origami in fluidic environments.
dc.identifier.citation<p>Guanyu Chen, Dongsheng Chen, Jessica Weakly, and Cynthia Sung, "Drag Coefficient Characterization of the Origami Magic Ball", <em>2023 </em>ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE). August 2023.</p>
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dc.legacy.articleid1076
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dc.source.issue73
dc.source.journalLab Papers (GRASP)
dc.source.journaltitleInternational Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
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dc.source.statuspublished
dc.subject.otherGRASP
dc.subject.otherOrigami
dc.subject.othermagic ball
dc.subject.otherdrag coefficient
dc.subject.otherEngineering
dc.subject.otherRobotics
dc.titleDrag Coefficient Characterization of the Origami Magic Ball (Inproceedings)
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digcom.contributor.authorisAuthorOfPublication|email:dschen@seas.upenn.edu|institution:University of Pennsylvania|Chen, Dongsheng
digcom.contributor.authorisAuthorOfPublication|email:jmcw@seas.upenn.edu|institution:University of Pennsylvania|Weakly, Jessica
digcom.contributor.authorisAuthorOfPublication|email:crsung@seas.upenn.edu|institution:University of Pennsylvania|Sung, Cynthia
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