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.
Semester of Project:
Spring 2025
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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.
MS Teams Meeting Link:
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NTg0YzZlZDctYjgzZS00MTUyLWIwZmMtZmNiNDYzZmQ2YmUx%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%224130bd39-7c53-419c-b1e5-8758d6d63f21%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2234e9ab03-d431-4595-917f-8f5a01a19c38%22%7d
Project Department:
SOET
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Project Sponsor Website:
https://proportionair.com/
Project Sponsor:
proportion
Team Contact:
gregor66@purdue.edu