Design of a Tow Tank Dynamometer for
Performance Testing of a Chordwise Flexible Dual Oscillating Foil Propulsion Device

 

 

 

 

The University of Maine's Tow Tank in the Aquaculture Research Center. 

Left to Right: Doug Read, John Blanco, David Lapointe, Calvin Cooley

 

 

The Hobie Mirage Drive in action during a test.

 

 

This is a graphical method of computing the parameters in a crankshaft to get a specified sweep.

 

 

 

 

We would like to thanks the following organizations for their support in this effort.

 

         

 

 

Last revised: May 2, 2007