In this project, Surface Undersea Kite (SUSK) prototypes were designed, fabricated and tested. SUSK systems use a vertical wing and turbine beneath a streamlined hull that slaloms across a water current to enhance power output. The work extends previous WPI efforts by developing new hull, hydrofoil, vertical wing, rudder and support frame designs. A wireless servo-based control system and a winglet device were also added. The concurrent development of WPI's ODE-based SUSK simulation was aided by improving the characterization of the new hull cross-section shape for drag calculations. A 1/3 scale prototype achieved the desired slalom motions in the WPI swimming pool during initial tow tests. Components for a larger full-scale prototype were fabricated using an infinite axis 3D printer.

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Creator

• Perry, Holly
• Radzanowski, John
• Ritchie, Charles
• Daton, Michael
• Clancy, Laurence
• Winston, Zachary
• Varady, Erika

Subject

• Innovation
• Environment
• Sustainability
• Energy
• Water
• Project-Based Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 119137
• E-project-032224-112433

Stichwort

• Aerospace
• SUSK
• Green Energy
• Underwater Kite
• Renewable Energy
• Sustainability

Advisor

• Olinger, David J.

Year

• 2024

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
• 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
• 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

Date created

• 2024-03-22

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Aerospace Engineering

Source

• E-project-032224-112433

Rights statement

• In Copyright