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Integrative and Comparative Biology 2002 42(5):1026-1031; doi:10.1093/icb/42.5.1026
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Vorticity Control in Fish-like Propulsion and Maneuvering1

M. S. Triantafyllou1, A. H. Techet1, Q. Zhu1, D. N. Beal1, F. S. Hover1 and D. K. P. Yue1
1 Department of Ocean Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139

Vorticity control is employed by marine animals to enhance performance in maneuvering and propulsion. Studies on fish-like robots and experimental apparatus modelling rigid and flexible fins provide some of the basic mechanisms employed for controlling vorticity.


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