The Ocean Towing Tank at UCL Mechanical Engineering
This tank generates waves using a multiple-paddle force-feedback system. Shown here are the seven paddles, each of which are controlled individually which allows them to absorb reflected waves of any direction by altering their motion accordingly. This allows waves to be added together and otherwise shaped.
The paddles operate rotationally, giving a more reliable way of generating deep water waves than typical piston-type wave makers.
Hear the sounds of the ocean towing tank, accompanied by one of our Mechanical Engineering lecturers on the lute, at the UCL Soundcloud page: soundcloud.com/uclsound/sounds-of-ucl-wave-tank-lute
The Ocean Towing Tank at UCL Mechanical Engineering
This tank generates waves using a multiple-paddle force-feedback system. Shown here are the seven paddles, each of which are controlled individually which allows them to absorb reflected waves of any direction by altering their motion accordingly. This allows waves to be added together and otherwise shaped.
The paddles operate rotationally, giving a more reliable way of generating deep water waves than typical piston-type wave makers.
Hear the sounds of the ocean towing tank, accompanied by one of our Mechanical Engineering lecturers on the lute, at the UCL Soundcloud page: soundcloud.com/uclsound/sounds-of-ucl-wave-tank-lute