Natural Locomotion in Fluids and on Surfaces

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Swimming, Flying, and Sliding

Stephen Childress Anette Hosoi William W. Schultz Jane Wang(Editor)

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Published on 14. August 2012

XVI, 316 pages

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Intro
Natural Locomotion in Fluids and on Surfaces
FOREWORD
PREFACE
CONTENTS
INVITED PAPERS
Model Problems for Fish Schooling
1 Introduction
2 Bodies Interacting with Vorticity
3 Multiple Bodies in Flows
4 Future Directions
References
The Challenge of Understanding and Quantifying Fish Responsesto Turbulence-Dominated Physical Environments
1 Introduction
2 The Nature of Turbulence
3 Linking the Flow to Fishes Using Point Measurements
4 Using Spatial Correlations of Point Measurements
5 Going One Step Further: The Physical Basis of Characterizing Turbulent Flow Using Eddies
6 Numerical Tools
7 Future Directions
References
The fluid dynamics of feeding in the upside-down jellyfish
1 Introduction
1.1 Swimming in Pelagic Jellyfish
1.2 Coupled Swimming and Feeding
1.3 Feeding in the Benthic Jellyfish
2 Methods
2.1 Experimental Methods
2.2 Temporal Structure of Pulse Cycle and Markov Model
2.3 Numerical Method
2.4 Mathematical Model
3 Results
3.1 Experiments
3.2 Markov Model
3.3 Numerical Simulations
4 Discussion
References
Kinetic Models for Biologically Active Suspensions
1 Introduction
2 Single-Particle Hydrodynamics and Coarse-Graining
3 Basic Kinetic Model
4 Instabilities and Coherent Motions
5 Chemotaxis
6 Effective Rheology
7 Conclusions and Outlook
References
Individual to collective dynamics of swimming bacteria
1 Introduction
2 Materials and Methods
3 Results
3.1 Dilute Populations: Individual Swimmers
3.2 Semi-dilute System: Jamming
3.3 Concentrated Suspension: Fast Collective Swimming
4 Discussion
4.1 Swimming Speeds at Intermediate Concentration
4.2 Speed and Coherence
4.3 Mixing and Transport
5 Conclusions
6 Supplementary Materials
References
Dynamics, Control, and Stabilization of Turning Flightin Fruit Flies
1 Introduction
2 Experimental Methods: Videography, Behavioral Stimulation, and Motion Tracking
3 Simulation Methods: Aerodynamics and Dynamics
4 Maneuvering Dynamics
5 Wing Actuation and Dynamics
6 Auto-Stabilization and Sensory-Neural Control
7 Synthesis and Implications
References
Geometric Mechanics, Dynamics, and Control of Fishlike Swimming in a Planar Ideal Fluid
1 Introduction
2 The Geometric View of Locomotion
2.1 Configuration Space as a Principal Fiber Bundle
2.2 Principal Connections and Driftless Locomotion
2.3 Squirming Circles
2.4 Extensions to Systems with Drift
3 Propulsion via Localized Discrete Vortex Shedding
3.1 Geometry and Modeling Assumptions
3.2 Hamiltonian Structure
3.3 Steady Swimming
4 Locomotion Under Heading Control
4.1 Single-Input Planar Navigation
4.2 Energy Harvesting
References
Slithering locomotion
1 Introduction
1.1 Snakes: Movement Using Dry Solid-Solid Friction
1.2 Previous Snake Motion Modeling
2 Snake Experiments
3 The Kinematic Snake Model
4 Numerical Results
4.1 Numerical Techniques
4.2 Results
4.3 Weight Redistribution
5 Discussion
References
CONTRIBUTED PAPERS
Shark Skin Boundary Layer Control
1 Introduction
1.1 The Shark Skin
1.2 Flow Separation
2 Materials and Methods
2.1 Collection, General Measurements and Sampling Areas
2.2 Tissue Processing SEM
2.3 Tissue Processing Histology
2.4 Statistics
3 Results
4 Discussion
5 Summary
References
Numerical Modeling of the Performance of Ray Finsin Fish Locomotion
1 Introduction
2 Materials and Methods
3 Results
3.1 Dynamics of Caudal Fin
3.2 Pectoral Fin During Labriform Swimming
3.3 Flow Field
4 Conclusions
References
Formation of Ocean Surface Patterns by CetaceanFluke Oscillations
1 Introduction
2 Oceanographic Evidence
3 Swimming and Vortex Shedding
4 Vortex Ring Collisions with a Free Surface
5 Damped and Lengthened Gravity Waves
6 Conclusion
References
Unsolved Problems in the Locomotion of Mammalian Sperm
1 Motivation
2 Problem 1: How Do Sperm Pass Through the Cervix?
3 Problem 2: How Do Sperm Pass Through the Uterotubal Junction?
4 Problem 3: How Are Sperm Stored and Released in the Oviduct?
5 Problem 4: Are Sperm Guided by Chemotaxis to the Egg?
References
Computing optimal Strokes for Low Reynolds Number Swimmers
1 Introduction
2 Optimal Swimming with Few Formulas
3 Applications
References
Models of Low Reynolds Number Swimmers Inspiredby Cell Blebbing
1 Introduction
2 The Linear 3-Sphere Swimmer with Volume Exchange
3 The Planar 3-Sphere Swimmer
4 Discussion
References
A Low-Reynolds-Number Treadmilling Swimmer Near a Semi-infinite Wall
1 Introduction
2 Model of a Treadmilling Microorganism
3 Results of Numerical Simulations
4 Discussion and Conclusions
References
Cilia Induced Bending of Paramecium in Microchannels
1 Introduction
2 Experiments
2.1 Materials and Methods
2.2 Experimental Observation
3 Model and Results
4 Conclusion
References
Rheology of Sheared Bacterial Suspensions
1 Introduction
2 Model Formulation
3 Weak Steady Shear Flows
4 Conclusions
References
A User-Friendly Formulation of the Newtonian Dynamics for the Coupled Wing-Body System in Insect Flight
1 Introduction
2 Reference Frames
3 Body-Wing Constraints
4 External Force and Torque
5 Translational Dynamics
6 Rotational Dynamics
7 Matrix Formulation
8 Tests
9 Conclusions
References
Efficient Flapping Flight Using Flexible Wings Oscillatingat Resonance
1 Introduction
2 Methodology
3 Model Validation
4 Problem Parameters
5 Results and Discussion
6 Experimental Parameters
7 Summary
References
Stability of Passive Locomotion in Periodically-Generated Vortex Wakes
1 Introduction
2 Wake Model
3 Passive Locomotion in Periodically-Generated Wakes
4 Conclusions
References
Simulating Vortex Wakes of Flapping Plates
1 Introduction
2 Problem Description
3 Numerical Methods
4 Numerical Results
5 Summary
References
A Velocity Decomposition Approach for Solving the Immersed Interface Problem with Dirichlet Boundary Conditions
1 Introduction
2 Model Equations
3 Numerical Method
3.1 Computing the Stokes and Regular Solutions
3.2 Computing the Boundary Correction Solution
3.3 Computing Boundary Motion
4 Numerical Results
References
Elliptic Regularization and the Solvability of Self-Propelled Locomotion Problems
1 The Ambient Flow Problem
2 The Self-propelling Problem
3 Discussion and Conclusion
References
Comparative Studies Reveal Principles of Movement onand Within Granular Media
1 Introduction
2 Localized Intrusion of Granular Material
3 Limbed Locomotion on Sand: Walking and Running
4 Limbed Locomotion on Sand: Crawling
5 Undulatory Swimming in a Frictional Fluid: Kinematics
6 Undulatory Swimming: Muscle Activity
7 Modeling Sand-Swimming: Simulation, RFT, and Robots
8 Conclusions and Outlook
References
IMA LOCOMOTION WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS
IMA ANNUAL PROGRAMS
IMA SUMMER PROGRAMS
IMA "HOT TOPICS/SPECIAL" WORKSHOPS
SPRINGER LECTURE NOTES FROM THE IMA
THE IMA VOLUMES IN MATHEMATICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS

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