Jellyfish-inspired tilt sensor and artificial mesoglea

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9146104
APP PUB NO 20140187681A1
SERIAL NO

13731378

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Components of an unmanned undersea vehicle are inspired by jellyfish that uses its flexible body and tilt sensing to achieve efficient swimming and turning. A tilt sensor, based on a statocyst, has a metal ball in a chamber lined with resistors. The tilt is sensed in accordance with which resistors the ball contacts. A composition of polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel with ferritin particles dispersed therein mimics the qualities of a jellyfish's mesoglea.

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  • VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY

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Priya, Shashank Blacksburg, US 16 192
Smith, Colin Reston, US 70 1168

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