| 摘要 |
A Surface Traveling Wave Vehicle has propulsion and support provided by a flexible sinuous skin. This invention is a new embodiment which does not relate to existing technologies. In a propulsion and support unit for a vehicle, it is known that a means of movement over a non level terrain, and the capability to support the driving mechanism and a load must be provided. The 'per-cycle' surface length of the sinuous flexible skin, being longer than its projection onto the traveled surface, results in a net longitudinal motion as the flexing occurs. This global transporter, in lengths from meters to hundreds of meters, is made feasible by use of this principle and the application of modern day materials technology.
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