This article presents an overview of the state of the art investigations on the recently
developed oscillating foil energy converters. A summary of available knowledge and up-to …

Micro air vehicles (MAVs) have the potential to revolutionize our sensing and information
gathering capabilities in areas such as environmental monitoring and homeland security …

Fish maintain high swimming efficiencies over a wide range of speeds. A key to this
achievement is their flexibility, yet even flexible robotic fish trail real fish in terms of …

Low-speed aerodynamics is important in the design and operation of aircraft flying at low
Mach number, and ground and marine vehicles. This 2001 book offers a modern treatment …

Several physico-mechanical designs evolved in fish are currently inspiring robotic devices
for propulsion and maneuvering purposes in underwater vehicles. Considering the potential …

This is an ideal book for graduate students and researchers interested in the aerodynamics,
structural dynamics and flight dynamics of small birds, bats and insects, as well as of micro …

What mechanisms of flow control do animals use to enhance hydrodynamic performance?
Animals are capable of manipulating flow around the body and appendages both passively …

Significant progress has been made in understanding some of the basic mechanisms of
force production and flow manipulation in oscillating foils for underwater use. Biomimetic …

THERE is a wish to build miniature aircraft known as micro air vehicles (MAVs) for which
numerous applications have been cited. One example is to relay video pictures from the …

We present experimental results on the role of flexibility and aspect ratio in bio-inspired
aquatic propulsion. Direct thrust and power measurements are used to determine the …