An electromechanical coupling driving system is a commonly used system for large overloading ships. In this paper, a dual input electromechanical coupling model, including an inverter power supply, three-phase induction motor, fixed-axis gear, and load, is established. The influences of the gear error, inverter, and coupling stiffness on the vibration characteristics of the system are studied, and the influences of each parameter on the vibration characteristics are analyzed. The inverter power supply part considers the constant voltage–frequency ratio control and sinusoidal pulse width modulation, as well as the inverter. The motor part uses the dynamic motor model based on the equivalent circuit. The fixed-axis gear section uses a translation–torsion model with time-varying mesh stiffness and damping. The mechanical part and the motor part are coupled with the load torque of the motor. The results show that the greater the error of the gear, the greater the vibration of the system, and the rotation frequency error is the main factor. Secondly, by comparing the influence of error value and accuracy difference on vibration, we found that when an accuracy difference exists, the dominant factor of system vibration is the accuracy difference. Thirdly, the use of an inverter also increases the vibration of the electromechanical coupling system. Finally, we found that the lower stiffness of the elastic coupling reduced the vibration of the system.

The differential speed regulation system driven by inverters, motors and differential gear trains is a complex electromechanical system that achieves speed regulation and energy savings efficiently and economically. In this paper, the complete drive trains dynamic model of the differential speed regulation system with the inverter power supply-motor-differential gearbox-load is established. The inverter power supply considers constant voltage to frequency ratio control, sinusoidal pulse width modulation and inverter, the motors are modeled based on the equivalent circuit method, and the differential gear trains consider a lateral-torsional model with time-varying meshing stiffness and damping. The dynamic properties of the system are analyzed and compared with the variable frequency drive model considering inverter power supply and the direct drive model using ideal power supply under variable operation conditions. The results show that the variable frequency drive model varies more smoothly in the time domain and contains additional harmonic components in the frequency domain resulting from the coupling of the inverter triangle carrier frequency to the fundamental frequency of the power supply than the direct drive model. It also shows that the variable frequency drive model is a more realistic and rational model than the direct drive model. The complex coupling relationship can be seen in the inverter power supply-motor-differential gearbox-load system, where both inverter harmonics and mechanical meshing force harmonics are found in the dynamic response of the motor’s electromagnetic torque, rotor speed; the inverter harmonics are also reflected in the mechanical meshing force harmonics.

The special hindleg structure and swimming setae of a water boatman give it a high degree of maneuverability, which plays an important role in swimming. This paper used a high-speed photography platform to extract key points from videos, obtaining the forward and turning movement patterns of the water boatman’s hindlegs, as well as the transformation patterns of the setae. A Fourier series was used to establish the movement models of each hindleg joint, and a kinematic model of the hindlegs was established to study the continuous movement characteristics of the hindlegs. This paper provides basic data and theoretical support for the design of underwater bio-inspired robots.