Independent Control and Path Planning of Microswimmers with a Uniform Magnetic Field
Artificial bacteria flagella (ABFs) are magnetic helical microswimmers that can be remotely controlled via a uniform, rotating magnetic field. Previous studies have used the heterogeneous response of microswimmers to external magnetic fields for achieving independent control. Herein, analytical and...
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| description | Artificial bacteria flagella (ABFs) are magnetic helical microswimmers that can be remotely controlled via a uniform, rotating magnetic field. Previous studies have used the heterogeneous response of microswimmers to external magnetic fields for achieving independent control. Herein, analytical and reinforcement learning control strategies for path planning to a target by multiple swimmers using a uniform magnetic field are introduced. The comparison of the two algorithms shows the superiority of reinforcement learning in achieving minimal travel time to a target. The results demonstrate, for the first time, the effective independent navigation of realistic microswimmers with a uniform magnetic field in a viscous flow field. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c56e1b8dbb3c451a931c112e1fd2bc8b2022-12-21T23:51:09ZengWileyAdvanced Intelligent Systems2640-45672022-03-0143n/an/a10.1002/aisy.202100183Independent Control and Path Planning of Microswimmers with a Uniform Magnetic FieldLucas Amoudruz0Petros Koumoutsakos1Computational Science and Engineering Laboratory ETH Zürich Zurich CH-8092 SwitzerlandComputational Science and Engineering Laboratory ETH Zürich Zurich CH-8092 SwitzerlandArtificial bacteria flagella (ABFs) are magnetic helical microswimmers that can be remotely controlled via a uniform, rotating magnetic field. Previous studies have used the heterogeneous response of microswimmers to external magnetic fields for achieving independent control. Herein, analytical and reinforcement learning control strategies for path planning to a target by multiple swimmers using a uniform magnetic field are introduced. The comparison of the two algorithms shows the superiority of reinforcement learning in achieving minimal travel time to a target. The results demonstrate, for the first time, the effective independent navigation of realistic microswimmers with a uniform magnetic field in a viscous flow field.https://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202100183magnetically drivenmicroswimmersreinforcement learning |
| spellingShingle | Lucas Amoudruz Petros Koumoutsakos Independent Control and Path Planning of Microswimmers with a Uniform Magnetic Field Advanced Intelligent Systems magnetically driven microswimmers reinforcement learning |
| title | Independent Control and Path Planning of Microswimmers with a Uniform Magnetic Field |
| title_full | Independent Control and Path Planning of Microswimmers with a Uniform Magnetic Field |
| title_fullStr | Independent Control and Path Planning of Microswimmers with a Uniform Magnetic Field |
| title_full_unstemmed | Independent Control and Path Planning of Microswimmers with a Uniform Magnetic Field |
| title_short | Independent Control and Path Planning of Microswimmers with a Uniform Magnetic Field |
| title_sort | independent control and path planning of microswimmers with a uniform magnetic field |
| topic | magnetically driven microswimmers reinforcement learning |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202100183 |
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