Bio-mechanisms of Swimming and Flying

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-X

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2. An Engineering Perspective on Swimming Bacteria:High-Speed Flagellar Motor, Intelligent Flagellar Filaments, and Skillful Swimming in Viscous Environments

   • Yukio Magariyama, Seishi Kudo, Tomonobu Goto, Yasunari Takano

   Pages 1-12

3. Euglena Motion Control by Local Illumination

   • Akitoshi Itoh

   Pages 13-26

4. Thrust—Force Characteristics of Enlarged Propulsion Mechanisms Modeled on Eukaryotic Flagellar Movement and Ciliary Movement in Fluid

   • Shunichi Kobayashi, Kozo Furihata, Tomoaki Mashima, Hirohisa Morikawa

   Pages 27-38

5. Resonance Model of the Indirect Flight Mechanism

   • Hitoshi Miyake

   Pages 39-50

6. On Flow Separation Control By Means of Flapping Wings

   • Kevin D. Jones, Motomu Nakashima, Chris J. Bradshaw, Jason Papadopoulos, Max F. Platzer

   Pages 51-66

7. Outboard Propulsor With an Oscillating Horizontal Fin

   • Hirohisa Morikawa, Ayumu Hiraki, Shunichi Kobayashi, Yoshikata Muguruma

   Pages 67-78

8. Three-Dimensional Maneuverability of the Dolphin Robot (Roll Control and Loop-the-Loop Motion)

   • Motomu Nakashima, Yoshitaka Takahashi, Takahiro Tsubaki, Kyosuke Ono

   Pages 79-92

9. Fundamental Study of a Fishlike Body with Two Undulating Side-Fins

   • Yasuyuki Toda, Toshio Suzuki, Sinpei Uto, Nobuaki Tanaka

   Pages 93-110

10. Biology-Inspired Precision Maneuvering of Underwater Vehicles

    • Naomi Kato, Hao Liu, Hirohisa Morikawa

    Pages 111-125

11. Optimal Measurement Strategies for Environmental Mapping and Localization of a Biomimetic Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

    • Jenhwa Guo, Forng-Chen Chiu, Sheng-Wen Cheng, Po-Chen Shi

    Pages 126-137

12. Experimental and Analytical Study of the Schooling Motion of Fish Based on Two Observed Individual Motions: Approaching Motion and Parallel Orienting Motion

    • Yoshinobu Inada, Keiji Kawachi, Hao Liu

    Pages 138-154

13. Neural Basis of Odor-Source Searching Behavior in insect Microbrain Systems Evaluated with a Mobile Robot

    • Ryohei Kanzaki, Sumito Nagasawa, Isao Shimoyama

    Pages 155-170

14. Architectures for Adaptive Behavior in Biomimetic Underwater Robots

    • Joseph Ayers

    Pages 171-187

15. Efficiency of Biological and Artificial Gills

    • Kenichi Nagase, Fukashi Kohori, Kiyotaka Sakai

    Pages 188-199

16. Back Matter

    Pages 201-210

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Tens of thousands of different animal species live on this planet, having survived for millions of years through adaptation and evolution, which has given them a vast variety of structures and functions. Biomechanical studies of animals swimming and flying can aid understanding of the mechanisms that enable them to move effectively and efficiently in fluids . Based on such understandings and analyses, we can aim to develop environmentally friendly machines that emulate these natu­ ral movements. The Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 agreed major treaties on biological diversity, addressing the comb ined issues of environmental protection and fair and equitable economic development. With regard to coastal environments, increasing biological diversity has begun to play an important role in reestablishing stable and sustainable ecosystems. This approach has begun to influence research into the behavior of aquatic species, as an understanding of the history of an individual aquatic species is indispensable in constructing an environmental assessment mod­ el that includes the physical, chemical, and biological effects of that species . From an engineering viewpoint, studying nature's biological diversity is an opportunity to reconsider mechanical systems that were systematically constructed in the wake of the Industrial Revolution. We have been accumulating knowledge of the sys­ tems inherent in biological creatures and using that knowledge to create new, envi­ ronmentally friendly technologies.

• behavioral science
• biofluid dynamics
• biology
• biomechanics
• biomimetic vehicle
• microbiology
• respiration

• Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan

  Naomi Kato

• Marine Science Center, Northeastern University, Nahant, USA

  Joseph Ayers

• Department of Functional Machinery and Mechanics, Faculty of Textile Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Ueda, Nagano, Japan

  Hirohisa Morikawa

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