Coordinated motion in animal groups has predominantly been studied with a focus on
spatial interactions, such as how individuals position and orient themselves relative to one …

The self-organization of active swimmers is interesting but not fully understood. Lighthill
conjectured that the orderly configurations may emerge passively from the hydrodynamic …

Artificial fish-like robot is an important branch of underwater robot research. At present, most
of fish-like robot research focuses on single robot mechanism behavior, some research pays …

Fish schooling is a common phenomenon that is assumed to have energy advantages, and
various fish schooling configurations have been observed. However, the underlying …

Many species of fish gather in dense collectives or schools where there are significant flow
interactions from their shed wakes. Commonly, these swimmers shed a classic reverse von …

Collectively moving animals often display a high degree of synchronization and cohesive
group-level formations, such as elongated schools of fish. These global patterns emerge as …

After billions of years of natural selection, flying animals with flapping wings have superior
flight and mobility capabilities. The aerodynamic characteristics and the propulsion …

Manta rays are often seen gliding and cruising in organized formations in oceanariums. We
posed the following questions:(1) Why do they glide in a group?(2) What is the best group …

Intermittent swimming and schooling individually offer the possibility of energy economy for
fish. To study the role of the simultaneous use of both behaviors, the intermittent swimming …

Fish form schools because of many possible reasons. However, the hydrodynamic
mechanism whereby the energy efficiency of fish schools is improved still remains unclear …