Discovery of fundamental principles which govern and limit effective locomotion (self-
propulsion) is of intellectual interest and practical importance. Human technology has …

The need for high-throughput, precise, and meaningful methods for measuring behavior has
been amplified by our recent successes in measuring and manipulating neural circuitry. The …

Virtual palaeontology, the use of interactive three-dimensional digital models as a
supplement or alternative to physical specimens for scientific study and communication, is …

Control theory arose from a need to control synthetic systems. From regulating steam
engines to tuning radios to devices capable of autonomous movement, it provided a formal …

How do four-legged animals adapt their locomotion to the environment? How do central and
peripheral mechanisms interact within the spinal cord to produce adaptive locomotion and …

Humans walk and run, as well as change their gait speed, through the control of their
complicated and redundant musculoskeletal system. These gaits exhibit different locomotor …

It is fascinating that fish groups spontaneously form different formations. The collective
locomotions of two and multiple undulatory self-propelled foils swimming in a fluid are …

Many fish propel themselves using wave-like lateral flexion of their body and tail in the
water. The undulatory body is driven by the distributed muscles, and locomotion is achieved …

In an effort to understand the locomotion dynamics of a simple vertebrate, the lamprey, both
physical and computational models have been developed. A key feature of these models is …

The use of flexible plates or “flags” as vortex generators inside a channel was successfully
demonstrated as an alternative heat transfer enhancement technique. This paper aims to …