Jacob Blatt

Development of a Controllable Surface for Boundary Flow Studies (Naval Research Laboratory)

Sponsor: Naval Research Lab PI: Prof. Xiaobo Tan This project aims to design a soft, active membrane that can produce different wave patterns. Such a membrane can be used to explore the impact of its motion on boundary flows, with applications such as drag reduction and turbulence control. The approach taken in this project uses arrays of …

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Road Map for Using Inline Inspection Robot with Integrated Structural Light Sensor in Utility Lines

Sponsor: Gas Technology Institute PI: Prof. Yiming Deng, Co-PI: Prof. Xiaobo Tan In this project we investigate the development of snake-like robot for gas pipeline inspection. The robot is integrated with a structural light sensor to capture the videos of the inner pipe wall as the robot travels. The videos are then processed to reconstruct the profile of the …

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