Elastic tail propulsion at low Reynolds number
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2007.
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| author | Yu, Tony S. (Tony Sheung) |
| author2 | Anette E. Hosoi. |
| author_facet | Anette E. Hosoi. Yu, Tony S. (Tony Sheung) |
| author_sort | Yu, Tony S. (Tony Sheung) |
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| description | Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2007. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/387002020-04-07T21:25:49Z Elastic tail propulsion at low Reynolds number Yu, Tony S. (Tony Sheung) Anette E. Hosoi. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2007. This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections. Includes bibliographical references (p. 73-76). A simple way to generate propulsion at low Reynolds number is to periodically oscillate a passive flexible filament. Here we present a macroscopic experimental investigation of such a propulsive mechanism. A robotic swimmer is constructed and both tail shape and propulsive force are measured. Filament characteristics and the actuation are varied and resulting data are quantitatively compared with existing linear and nonlinear theories. by Tony S. Yu. S.M. 2008-04-23T12:34:17Z 2008-04-23T12:34:17Z 2007 2007 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/38700 166142865 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 76 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering. Yu, Tony S. (Tony Sheung) Elastic tail propulsion at low Reynolds number |
| title | Elastic tail propulsion at low Reynolds number |
| title_full | Elastic tail propulsion at low Reynolds number |
| title_fullStr | Elastic tail propulsion at low Reynolds number |
| title_full_unstemmed | Elastic tail propulsion at low Reynolds number |
| title_short | Elastic tail propulsion at low Reynolds number |
| title_sort | elastic tail propulsion at low reynolds number |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/38700 |
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