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TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF

机译:转过一个新的叶子

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Inspired by aspen leaves, researchers at the University of Warwick believe they can increase the life expectancy of robots exploring Mars-or any other slightly windy planet. Even though the Mars Opportunity rover had an impressive run-15 years-it depended for energy on its solar panels, and when a planet-wide dust storm blocked sunlight, the rover's fate was seated. The Warwick scientists have devised an energy-harvesting mechanism that could be used as an emergency generator. Using mathematical modeling to better understand the physical properties that make the aspen leaf tremble in the slightest breeze-notably, the flat shape of its stem-they designed a mechanical equivalent. The resulting device uses a cantilever beam to mimic the stem and a curved blade tip with a circular arc cross section acting like the main leaf. Low-speed wind tunnel tests found it more responsive than the blunter bodies typically envisioned for energy harvesters-making it ideal for the anemic atmosphere and thin winds on Mars.
机译:沃里克大学的研究人员灵感来自沃尔彭叶,相信他们可以增加机器人的预期寿命 - 或任何其他略带刮风的星球。即使火星机遇流浪者令人印象深刻的运行15年 - 它依赖于太阳能电池板上的能量,当一个星球宽的沙尘暴阻塞阳光时,流浪者的命运就座。 Warwick科学家设计了一种能量收集机制,可以用作应急发电机。使用数学建模以更好地了解使白杨叶在丝毫微风中颤抖的物理性质 - 特别是其茎的平坦形状 - 它们设计了机械当量。所得到的装置使用悬臂梁模拟杆和弯曲的刀片尖端,圆弧横截面用作主叶。低速风洞试验发现它比通常设想的空间机构更响应于能量收割机 - 使其成为MARS上贫血气氛和薄风的理想选择。

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    《Air and Space》 |2019年第2期|13-13|共1页
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