Throughout our project we would like to…
•Fabricate a life-size, 9-foot shark.
•Create a shark that will swim naturally using a pneumatically actuated tail to generate thrust controlled by a Proportion-Air MPV Pressure Regulator Manifold.
•Control the shark with “wired” controls, and tethered air.
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Team Poster
Purdue Team 12 Final Poster.pdf657.84 KB
Problem Statement/Summary
To design a nine-foot animatronic shark, while having the ability to move through the water using pneumatic actuators embedded into the tail, pulling and pushing the tail from side to side from the to generate thrust.