One of the emerging themes of fish-inspired robotics is flexibility. Adding flexibility to the
body, joints, or fins of fish-inspired robots can significantly improve thrust and/or efficiency …

The fluid mechanics employed by aquatic animals in their escape or attack maneuvers, what
we call survival hydrodynamics, are fascinating because the recorded performance in …

Although linear accelerations are an important common component of the diversity of fish
locomotor behaviors, acceleration is one of the least-understood aspects of propulsion …

Aquatic vertebrates display a variety of control surfaces that are used for propulsion,
stabilization, trim and maneuvering. Control surfaces include paired and median fins in …

Fish use coordinated motions of multiple fins and their body to swim and maneuver
underwater with more agility than contemporary unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) …

Amphibiousness in fishes spans the actinopterygian tree from the earliest to the most
recently derived species. The land environment requires locomotor force production different …

Fish median fins are extremely diverse, but their function is not yet fully understood. Various
biological studies on fish and engineering studies on flapping foils have revealed that there …

Fast starts are crucial in the survival of aquatic swimmers to capture prey or avoid predators.
Currently, it is widely accepted that during C-starts:(1) the caudal fin generates a …

One of the most-studied unsteady locomotor behaviors exhibited by fishes is the c-start
escape response. Although the kinematics of these responses have been studied …

Ray‐finned fishes are notable for having flexible fins that allow for the control of fluid forces.
A number of studies have addressed the muscular control, kinematics, and hydrodynamics …