Tunable stiffness in fish robotics: mechanisms and advantages
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 …
body, joints, or fins of fish-inspired robots can significantly improve thrust and/or efficiency …
Research development on fish swimming
Y Liu, H Jiang - Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 2022 - Springer
Fishes have learned how to achieve outstanding swimming performance through the
evolution of hundreds of millions of years, which can provide bio-inspiration for robotic fish …
evolution of hundreds of millions of years, which can provide bio-inspiration for robotic fish …
Soft biomimetic fish robot made of dielectric elastomer actuators
This article presents the design, fabrication, and characterization of a soft biomimetic robotic
fish based on dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) that swims by body and/or caudal fin …
fish based on dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) that swims by body and/or caudal fin …
Body stiffness variation of a tensegrity robotic fish using antagonistic stiffness in a kinematically singular configuration
B Chen, H Jiang - IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Numerous biological studies of body and/or caudal fin fish have powerfully identified that the
fish body's passive properties, such as stiffness and its distribution, contribute to the fish's …
fish body's passive properties, such as stiffness and its distribution, contribute to the fish's …
Role of body stiffness in undulatory swimming: insights from robotic and computational models
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 …
physical and computational models have been developed. A key feature of these models is …
Role of the caudal peduncle in a fish-inspired robotic model: how changing stiffness and angle of attack affects swimming performance
In fish, the tail is a key element of propulsive anatomy that contributes to thrust during
swimming. Fish possess the ability to alter tail stiffness, surface area and conformation …
swimming. Fish possess the ability to alter tail stiffness, surface area and conformation …
An immersed interface method for discrete surfaces
Fluid-structure systems occur in a range of scientific and engineering applications. The
immersed boundary (IB) method is a widely recognized and effective modeling paradigm for …
immersed boundary (IB) method is a widely recognized and effective modeling paradigm for …
Swimming performance, resonance and shape evolution in heaving flexible panels
Many animals that swim or fly use their body to accelerate the fluid around them, transferring
momentum from their flexible bodies and appendages to the surrounding fluid. The …
momentum from their flexible bodies and appendages to the surrounding fluid. The …
Batoid locomotion: effects of speed on pectoral fin deformation in the little skate, Leucoraja erinacea
V Di Santo, EL Blevins… - Journal of Experimental …, 2017 - journals.biologists.com
Most batoids have a unique swimming mode in which thrust is generated by either
oscillating or undulating expanded pectoral fins that form a disc. Only one previous study of …
oscillating or undulating expanded pectoral fins that form a disc. Only one previous study of …
Closed-loop control of active sensing movements regulates sensory slip
Active sensing involves the production of motor signals for the purpose of acquiring sensory
information [1–3]. The most common form of active sensing, found across animal taxa and …
information [1–3]. The most common form of active sensing, found across animal taxa and …