Vorticity Control in Fish-like Propulsion and Maneuvering

Vorticity control is employed by marine animals to enhance performance in maneuvering and propulsion. Studies on fish-like robots and experimental apparatus modelling rigid and flexible fins provide some of the basic mechanisms employed for controlling vorticity.

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Published inIntegrative and comparative biology Vol. 42; no. 5; pp. 1026 - 1031
Main Authors Triantafyllou, M. S., Techet, A. H., Zhu, Q., Beal, D. N., Hover, F. S., Yue, D. K. P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Oxford University Press 01.11.2002
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
Subjects
Aquatic life
Biology
Contrapuntal motion
Cylinders
Dynamics and Energetics of Animal Swimming and Flying
Kinetics
Motion control
Propulsion
Reynolds number
Speed
Swimming
Traveling waves
Turbulence
Vorticity
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Summary:Vorticity control is employed by marine animals to enhance performance in maneuvering and propulsion. Studies on fish-like robots and experimental apparatus modelling rigid and flexible fins provide some of the basic mechanisms employed for controlling vorticity.
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ISSN:1540-7063
1557-7023
DOI:10.1093/icb/42.5.1026