Synchronisation through learning for two self-propelled swimmers

G Novati, S Verma, D Alexeev… - Bioinspiration & …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
The coordinated motion by multiple swimmers is a fundamental component in fish schooling.
The flow field induced by the motion of each self-propelled swimmer implies non-linear …

The hydrodynamic advantages of synchronized swimming in a rectangular pattern

M Daghooghi, I Borazjani - Bioinspiration & biomimetics, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Fish schooling is a remarkable biological behavior that is thought to provide hydrodynamic
advantages. Theoretical models have predicted significant reduction in swimming cost due …

Learning to school in the presence of hydrodynamic interactions

M Gazzola, AA Tchieu, D Alexeev… - Journal of Fluid …, 2016 - cambridge.org
Schooling, an archetype of collective behaviour, emerges from the interactions of fish
responding to sensory information mediated by their aqueous environment. A fundamental …

[HTML][HTML] Reinforcement learning of a multi-link swimmer at low Reynolds numbers

K Qin, Z Zou, L Zhu, OS Pak - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The use of machine learning techniques in the development of microscopic swimmers has
drawn considerable attention in recent years. In particular, reinforcement learning has been …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrodynamic schooling of flapping swimmers

AD Becker, H Masoud, JW Newbolt, M Shelley… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Fish schools and bird flocks are fascinating examples of collective behaviours in which
many individuals generate and interact with complex flows. Motivated by animal groups on …

In-line swimming dynamics revealed by fish interacting with a robotic mechanism

R Thandiackal, G Lauder - elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Schooling in fish is linked to a number of factors such as increased foraging success,
predator avoidance, and social interactions. In addition, a prevailing hypothesis is that …

Model of collective fish behavior with hydrodynamic interactions

A Filella, F Nadal, C Sire, E Kanso, C Eloy - Physical review letters, 2018 - APS
Fish schooling is often modeled with self-propelled particles subject to phenomenological
behavioral rules. Although fish are known to sense and exploit flow features, these models …

Stable formations of self-propelled fish-like swimmers induced by hydrodynamic interactions

L Dai, G He, X Zhang, X Zhang - Journal of The Royal …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Fish schools are fascinating examples of macro-scale systems with collective behaviours.
According to conventional wisdom, the establishment and maintenance of fish schools …

Efficient collective swimming by harnessing vortices through deep reinforcement learning

S Verma, G Novati… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Fish in schooling formations navigate complex flow fields replete with mechanical energy in
the vortex wakes of their companions. Their schooling behavior has been associated with …

Flow interactions between uncoordinated flapping swimmers give rise to group cohesion

JW Newbolt, J Zhang… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Many species of fish and birds travel in groups, yet the role of fluid-mediated interactions in
schools and flocks is not fully understood. Previous fluid-dynamical models of these …