Vorticity Control in Fish-like Propulsion and Maneuvering

M S Triantafyllou; A H Techet; Q Zhu; D N Beal; F S Hover; D K P Yue

doi:10.1093/icb/42.5.1026

Vorticity Control in Fish-like Propulsion and Maneuvering

Integr Comp Biol. 2002 Nov;42(5):1026-31. doi: 10.1093/icb/42.5.1026.

Authors

M S Triantafyllou¹, A H Techet, Q Zhu, D N Beal, F S Hover, D K P Yue

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ocean Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139.

PMID: 21680384
DOI: 10.1093/icb/42.5.1026

Abstract

Vorticity control is employed by marine animals to enhance performance in maneuvering and propulsion. Studies on fish-like robots and experimental apparatus modelling rigid and flexible fins provide some of the basic mechanisms employed for controlling vorticity.