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Title

Bio-mechanisms of swimming and flying / [edited by] Naomi Kato, Joseph Ayers, Hirohisa Morikawa.

Publication

New York, NY : Springer, [2004], ©2004.

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Additional Authors

• Kato, N. (Naomi)
• Ayers, Joseph.
• Morikawa, H. (Hirohisa)

Description

x, 210 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"The variety of mechanisms employed by swimming and flying organisms has long been an inspiration for engineers and scientists. Such is the range of nature's methods of locomotion that a whole new field of interdisciplinary collaboration on the possibility of utilizing this mechanical efficiency in better artificial mechanisms has developed. These areas of research, which form the basis of this volume, include the locomotive mechanisms of microorganisms, animals in flying and swimming, animal behavior models, and gill-breathing. The latest research into natural autonomous systems and locomotion in both flying and swimming organisms is reflected in the progress of interdisciplinary work in the fields of biology and engineering, yielding real-world benefits in better propulsion techniques."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Animal swimming
• Animal flight
• Biomechanics

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Ch. 1. An engineering perspective on swimming bacteria : high-speed flagellar motor, intelligent flagellar filaments, and skillful swimming in viscous environments / Y. Magariyama, S. Kudo, T. Goto and Y. Takano -- Ch. 2. Euglena motion control by local illumination / A. Itoh -- Ch. 3. Thrust-force characteristics of enlarged propulsion mechanisms modeled on eukaryotic flagellar movement and ciliary movement in fluid / S. Kobayashi, K. Furihata, T. Mashima and H. Morikawa -- Ch. 4. Resonance model of the indirect flight mechanism / H. Miyake -- Ch. 5. On flow separation control by means of flapping wings / K. D. Jones, M. Nakashima, C. J. Bradshaw, J. Papadopoulos and M. F. Platzer -- Ch. 6. Outboard propulsor with an oscillating horizontal fin / H. Morikawa, A. Hiraki, S. Kobayashi and Y. Muguruma -- Ch. 7. Three-dimensional maneuverability of the dolphin robot (roll control and loop-the-loop motion) / M. Nakashima, Y. Takahashi, T. Tsubaki and K. Ono -- Ch. 8. Fundamental study of a fishlike body with two undulating side-fins / Y. Toda, T. Suzuki, S. Uto and N. Tanaka -- Ch. 9. Biology-inspired precision maneuvering of underwater vehicles / N. Kato, H. Liu and H. Morikawa -- Ch. 10. Optimal measurement strategies for environmental mapping and localization of a biomimetic autonomous underwater vehicle / J. Guo, F.-C. Chiu, S.-W. Cheng and P.-C. Shi -- Ch. 11. Experimental and analytical study of the schooling motion of fish based on two observed individual motions : approaching motion and parallel orienting motion / Y. Inada, K. Kawachi and H. Liu -- Ch. 12. Neural basis of odor-source searching behavior in insect microbrain systems evaluated with a mobile robot / R. Kanzaki, S. Nagasawa and I. Shimoyama -- Ch. 13. Architectures for adaptive behavior in biomimetic underwater robots / J. Ayers -- Ch. 14. Efficiency of biological and artificial gills / K. Nagase, F. Kohori and K. Sakai.

ISBN

4431222111 (alk. paper)

LCCN

2004108638

OCLC

• 57670905
• ocm57670905
• SCSB-5119442

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries