Morphological Intelligence Mechanisms in Biological and Biomimetic Flow Sensing
Many aquatic and aerial animals have evolved highly sensitive flow receptors to help them survive in challenging environments. The biological flow receptors, such as filiform hairs, lateral lines, and seal whiskers, are elegantly designed with interesting biomechanical processing principles for extr...
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| author | Zheng Gong Yudong Cao Hongchao Cao Bowei Wan Zhen Yang Xin Ke Deyuan Zhang Huawei Chen Kaijie Wang Yonggang Jiang |
| author_facet | Zheng Gong Yudong Cao Hongchao Cao Bowei Wan Zhen Yang Xin Ke Deyuan Zhang Huawei Chen Kaijie Wang Yonggang Jiang |
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| description | Many aquatic and aerial animals have evolved highly sensitive flow receptors to help them survive in challenging environments. The biological flow receptors, such as filiform hairs, lateral lines, and seal whiskers, are elegantly designed with interesting biomechanical processing principles for extreme sensitivity, exhibiting obvious morphological intelligence. For instance, superficial neuromasts on the surface of fish body have an elongated cupula to enhance flow detection with a magnified drag. The flow‐induced mechanical information is transferred to arrayed hair bundles in the neuromasts, which show spontaneous oscillation and mechanical coupling effects for a high mechanical sensitivity. In this review, the biomechanical principles of morphological intelligence in biological flow field receptors are discussed, with an emphasis on the functions of stimulus enhancement, noise reduction, and nonlinear oscillation. In addition, the recent achievements in flow sensors with morphological intelligence are summarized in this article. Though there is still a big gap in principle discovery and practical application of morphological intelligence in engineered sensors, it can be anticipated that the field of intelligent flow sensing will be significantly promoted by the establishment of morphological intelligence models. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-48ba7f78056e414e9d0242649ad7509f2023-10-20T07:43:39ZengWileyAdvanced Intelligent Systems2640-45672023-10-01510n/an/a10.1002/aisy.202300154Morphological Intelligence Mechanisms in Biological and Biomimetic Flow SensingZheng Gong0Yudong Cao1Hongchao Cao2Bowei Wan3Zhen Yang4Xin Ke5Deyuan Zhang6Huawei Chen7Kaijie Wang8Yonggang Jiang9Insitute of Bionic and Micro-Nano Systems School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation Beihang University Beijing 100191 ChinaInsitute of Bionic and Micro-Nano Systems School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation Beihang University Beijing 100191 ChinaInsitute of Bionic and Micro-Nano Systems School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation Beihang University Beijing 100191 ChinaInsitute of Bionic and Micro-Nano Systems School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation Beihang University Beijing 100191 ChinaInsitute of Bionic and Micro-Nano Systems School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation Beihang University Beijing 100191 ChinaInsitute of Bionic and Micro-Nano Systems School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation Beihang University Beijing 100191 ChinaInsitute of Bionic and Micro-Nano Systems School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation Beihang University Beijing 100191 ChinaInsitute of Bionic and Micro-Nano Systems School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation Beihang University Beijing 100191 ChinaBeijing Tongren Eye Center Beijing Tongren Hospital Capital Medical University Beijing Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Key Lab Beijing 100069 ChinaInsitute of Bionic and Micro-Nano Systems School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation Beihang University Beijing 100191 ChinaMany aquatic and aerial animals have evolved highly sensitive flow receptors to help them survive in challenging environments. The biological flow receptors, such as filiform hairs, lateral lines, and seal whiskers, are elegantly designed with interesting biomechanical processing principles for extreme sensitivity, exhibiting obvious morphological intelligence. For instance, superficial neuromasts on the surface of fish body have an elongated cupula to enhance flow detection with a magnified drag. The flow‐induced mechanical information is transferred to arrayed hair bundles in the neuromasts, which show spontaneous oscillation and mechanical coupling effects for a high mechanical sensitivity. In this review, the biomechanical principles of morphological intelligence in biological flow field receptors are discussed, with an emphasis on the functions of stimulus enhancement, noise reduction, and nonlinear oscillation. In addition, the recent achievements in flow sensors with morphological intelligence are summarized in this article. Though there is still a big gap in principle discovery and practical application of morphological intelligence in engineered sensors, it can be anticipated that the field of intelligent flow sensing will be significantly promoted by the establishment of morphological intelligence models.https://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202300154biomechanical filtersbiomimetic sensorsflow sensingmorphological intelligencenonlinear mechanics |
| spellingShingle | Zheng Gong Yudong Cao Hongchao Cao Bowei Wan Zhen Yang Xin Ke Deyuan Zhang Huawei Chen Kaijie Wang Yonggang Jiang Morphological Intelligence Mechanisms in Biological and Biomimetic Flow Sensing Advanced Intelligent Systems biomechanical filters biomimetic sensors flow sensing morphological intelligence nonlinear mechanics |
| title | Morphological Intelligence Mechanisms in Biological and Biomimetic Flow Sensing |
| title_full | Morphological Intelligence Mechanisms in Biological and Biomimetic Flow Sensing |
| title_fullStr | Morphological Intelligence Mechanisms in Biological and Biomimetic Flow Sensing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Morphological Intelligence Mechanisms in Biological and Biomimetic Flow Sensing |
| title_short | Morphological Intelligence Mechanisms in Biological and Biomimetic Flow Sensing |
| title_sort | morphological intelligence mechanisms in biological and biomimetic flow sensing |
| topic | biomechanical filters biomimetic sensors flow sensing morphological intelligence nonlinear mechanics |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202300154 |
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