| Автор | Conte, J |
| Автор | Modarres-Sadeghi, Y |
| Автор | Watts, M N |
| Автор | Hover, F S |
| Автор | Triantafyllou, M S |
| Дата выпуска | 2010-09-01 |
| dc.description | We have built a simple mechanical system to emulate the fast-start performance of fish. The system consists of a thin metal beam covered by a urethane rubber, the fish body and an appropriately shaped tail. The body form of the mechanical fish was modeled after a pike species and selected because it is a widely-studied fast-start specialist. The mechanical fish was held in curvature and hung in water by two restraining lines, which were simultaneously released by a pneumatic cutting mechanism. The potential energy in the beam was transferred into the fluid, thereby accelerating the fish. We measured the resulting acceleration, and calculated the efficiency of propulsion for the mechanical fish model, defined as the ratio of the final kinetic energy of the fish and the initially stored potential energy in the body beam. We also ran a series of flow visualization tests to observe the resulting flow patterns. The maximum start-up acceleration was measured to be around 40 m s<sup>−2</sup>, with the maximum final velocity around 1.2 m s<sup>−1</sup>. The form of the measured acceleration signal as function of time is quite similar to that of type I fast-start motions studied by Harper and Blake (1991 J. Exp. Biol. 155 175–92). The hydrodynamic efficiency of the fish was found to be around 10%. Flow visualization of the mechanical fast-start wake was also analyzed, showing that the acceleration peaks are associated with the shedding of two vortex rings in near-lateral directions. |
| Формат | application.pdf |
| Издатель | Institute of Physics Publishing |
| Копирайт | 2010 IOP Publishing Ltd |
| Название | A fast-starting mechanical fish that accelerates at 40 m s<sup>−2</sup> |
| Тип | paper |
| DOI | 10.1088/1748-3182/5/3/035004 |
| Print ISSN | 1748-3190 |
| Журнал | Bioinspiration & Biomimetics |
| Том | 5 |
| Первая страница | 35004 |
| Последняя страница | 35012 |
| Аффилиация | Conte, J; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA |
| Аффилиация | Modarres-Sadeghi, Y; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA; Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA; |
| Аффилиация | Watts, M N; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA |
| Аффилиация | Hover, F S; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA |
| Аффилиация | Triantafyllou, M S; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA |
| Выпуск | 3 |
