Submersible Gliding Toy with Hydrographic Printing and Rudder Steering
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing submersible underwater devices lack durable and removable graphic printing solutions for customization and identification in wet environments, and they often follow straight trajectories, limiting recreational and research applications.
Innovation Solution
A submersible device with a tear-drop or guitar pick-shaped body and beveled wing assembly, capable of hydrographic printing, which allows for customizable graphics and a rudder with lateral projections for steering, enabling curved trajectories and enhanced visibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional printing methods are used on submersible devices, then the graphics can be applied to the device surface, but the graphics are not durable and fall off in wet environments
Solution Approach 1:
A liquid printing medium acts as an intermediary between the printing source and the device surface. The medium is applied to the device, allowed to dry, and then removed, leaving only the durable graphic design on the device surface. This intermediary process ensures the graphics remain intact in wet environments.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the device follows a straight trajectory, then the propulsion mechanism is simple, but the recreational value and research applicability are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The propulsion system is segmented into multiple independent thrusters that can be controlled individually. This allows the device to achieve complex maneuvers and flexible trajectories by coordinating different thruster groups, while maintaining relative simplicity of each individual component.
Solution Approach 2:
The device employs dynamic control of thrust vectors and propeller orientations to achieve curved and flexible trajectories. By dynamically adjusting the direction and magnitude of thrust from different propellers, the device can adapt its path without requiring complex mechanical steering structures.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the device is designed for customization and identification, then specialized graphics enhance visibility and personalization, but the printing process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The liquid printing medium is prepared in advance with the desired graphic design before application to the device. This preliminary preparation allows for easy customization of different graphics without requiring complex manufacturing processes, as the design can be changed by simply preparing different printing solutions.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device achieves durable, customizable graphics and intuitive steering, enhancing recreational value and visibility, while also facilitating oceanic research and protection.
Implementation Method 1
The body and wings of the device provide opposing forces to allow the device to rise in water
Implementation Method 2
the wings provide vertical resistance thus forcing the device to glide through the water
Data Source
AI summary
The system is a type of gliding device capable of gliding through different mediums, such as water. The body of the gliding device is comprised of buoyant material and is ideally chosen based on the best material to utilize the hydrographic printing process. The body encourages the system to rise in water and wings extend from the body and resist vertical motion providing little resistance to forward motion. A third wing may extend from the distal end of the body and have a rudder pivotably connected thereto, allowing a user to manipulate the flight path of the system through the water while the system slowly rises to the surface.