Miniature soft robots are mobile devices, which are made of smart materials that can be
actuated by external stimuli to realize their desired functionalities. Here, the key …

Bionic amphibious robots are receiving attention and significant interest from the civil and
military sectors since they can move on land and swim underwater. When developing a …

Theory and modelling remain central to improving our understanding of undulatory and
oscillatory swimming. Simple models based on added mass can help to give great insight …

Locomotion of aquatic animals involves flapping of their body to generate lift and thrust.
Through evolution, they have mastered their ability to move through complex environments …

This article studies the flow structures and main patterns driving the flow dynamics in one
and two planar synthetic jets. We perform numerical simulations at different Reynolds …

This article presents three different low-order models to predict the main flow patterns in
synthetic jets. The first model provides a simple theoretical approach based on experimental …

The hydrodynamics of two oscillating foils in side-by-side configuration is numerically
investigated for in-phase and out-of-phase pitching at Reynolds number of 4000 and …

The hydrodynamic interactions between two pitching foils arranged in a side-by-side
configuration are investigated numerically for a broad parameter space. This includes a …

The quintessential example of evolutionary convergence is that between the shark,
ichthyosaur, and dolphin. Although not closely related, the three exemplar taxa have …

Fin stabilizers have been widely used to reduce the roll motion of ships at medium-high
velocities. However, the anti-rolling efficiency of the traditional fin declines rapidly as the …