This article describes an experimental prototype flying fish II and builds a dynamic model that is a novel type of autonomous underwater vehicle(AUV)under the condition of negative buoyancy vehicle(NBV) without large ...This article describes an experimental prototype flying fish II and builds a dynamic model that is a novel type of autonomous underwater vehicle(AUV)under the condition of negative buoyancy vehicle(NBV) without large buoyancy mechanism.Compared with the AUV Remus 100,the flying fish II can cruise with double speeds within the same range and dimensions.The static stability and motion modes of flying fish II in the longitudinal plane are analyzed through the linear system theory.The flying fish II has static stability in the longitudinal plane and the motion mode is related to metacentric height.展开更多
Plate tectonics describes the horizontal motions of lithospheric plates,the Earths outer shell,and interactions among them across the Earths surface.Since the establishment of the theory of plate tectonics about half ...Plate tectonics describes the horizontal motions of lithospheric plates,the Earths outer shell,and interactions among them across the Earths surface.Since the establishment of the theory of plate tectonics about half a century ago,considerable debates have remained regarding the driving forces for plate motion.The early"Bottom up"view,i.e.,the convecting mantledriven mechanism,states that mantle plumes originating from the core-mantle boundary act at the base of plates,accelerating continental breakup and driving plate motion.Toward the present,however,the"Top down"idea is more widely accepted,according to which the negative buoyancy of oceanic plates is the dominant driving force for plate motion,and the subducting slabs control surface tectonics and mantle convection.In this regard,plate tectonics is also known as subduction tectonics."Top down"tectonics has received wide supports from numerous geological and geophysical observations.On the other hand,recent studies indicate that the acceleration/deceleration of individual plates over the million-year timescale may reflect the effects of mantle plumes.It is also suggested that surface uplift and subsidence within stable cratonic areas are correlated with plumerelated magmatic activities over the hundred-million-year timescale.On the global scale,the cyclical supercontinent assembly and breakup seem to be coupled with superplume activities during the past two billion years.These correlations over various spatial and temporal scales indicate the close relationship and intensive interactions between plate tectonics and plume tectonics throughout the history of the Earth and the considerable influence of plumes on plate motion.Indeed,we can acquire a comprehensive understanding of the driving forces for plate motion and operation mechanism of the Earth's dynamic system only through joint analyses and integrated studies on plate tectonics and plume tectonics.展开更多
基金the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.20100480588)the National High Technology Research and Development Program(863)of China(No.2007AA09Z215)the Program of Key Laboratories of Shanghai Jiaotong University(No.GKZD010043)
文摘This article describes an experimental prototype flying fish II and builds a dynamic model that is a novel type of autonomous underwater vehicle(AUV)under the condition of negative buoyancy vehicle(NBV) without large buoyancy mechanism.Compared with the AUV Remus 100,the flying fish II can cruise with double speeds within the same range and dimensions.The static stability and motion modes of flying fish II in the longitudinal plane are analyzed through the linear system theory.The flying fish II has static stability in the longitudinal plane and the motion mode is related to metacentric height.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 91855207 and 41688103)the Strategic Priority Research Program (A) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. XDA20070302)the independent project of the State Key Laboratory of the Lithospheric Evolution, IGGCAS (Grant No. SKLZ201704-11712180)
文摘Plate tectonics describes the horizontal motions of lithospheric plates,the Earths outer shell,and interactions among them across the Earths surface.Since the establishment of the theory of plate tectonics about half a century ago,considerable debates have remained regarding the driving forces for plate motion.The early"Bottom up"view,i.e.,the convecting mantledriven mechanism,states that mantle plumes originating from the core-mantle boundary act at the base of plates,accelerating continental breakup and driving plate motion.Toward the present,however,the"Top down"idea is more widely accepted,according to which the negative buoyancy of oceanic plates is the dominant driving force for plate motion,and the subducting slabs control surface tectonics and mantle convection.In this regard,plate tectonics is also known as subduction tectonics."Top down"tectonics has received wide supports from numerous geological and geophysical observations.On the other hand,recent studies indicate that the acceleration/deceleration of individual plates over the million-year timescale may reflect the effects of mantle plumes.It is also suggested that surface uplift and subsidence within stable cratonic areas are correlated with plumerelated magmatic activities over the hundred-million-year timescale.On the global scale,the cyclical supercontinent assembly and breakup seem to be coupled with superplume activities during the past two billion years.These correlations over various spatial and temporal scales indicate the close relationship and intensive interactions between plate tectonics and plume tectonics throughout the history of the Earth and the considerable influence of plumes on plate motion.Indeed,we can acquire a comprehensive understanding of the driving forces for plate motion and operation mechanism of the Earth's dynamic system only through joint analyses and integrated studies on plate tectonics and plume tectonics.
