| dc.description.abstract | The use of oscillating fins (including its body) by aquatic animals for propulsion has inspired the design of marine propulsion system in this research. Many researchers studied structural vibration analysis for simulating vibration on building or bridge. Natural frequency has important role of the analysis. For instance, building or bridge will get the rupture point (microscopic) on that natural frequency with minimum energy. Therefore, it can be assumed that structural vibration at the natural frequency as propulsion system for water vehicle will decrease the consumption of energy. The aims of this research were to design a propulsion system for water vehicle using structural vibration, to simulate the model for the best material and frequency of vibration with low energy use, and to calculate the energy requirement through a model. Solidworks (software) and numerical analysis has been used for modeling and simulating the system. The best result at fixed hinge type showed that vibrating structure with 500 mm length, 30 mm width, and 0.5 mm thickness in the water can produce 0.99 N of thrust that can be used for moving the water vehicle model (with 0.72 m2 of wetted area) until the limit of velocity 0.79 m/s. The selected material was annealed stainless steel, because it has big number of elastic modulus and corrosion less. | en |
