Biomimetic survival hydrodynamics and flow sensing

MS Triantafyllou, GD Weymouth… - Annual Review of Fluid …, 2016 - annualreviews.org
The fluid mechanics employed by aquatic animals in their escape or attack maneuvers, what
we call survival hydrodynamics, are fascinating because the recorded performance in …

Emergence of robust self-organized undulatory swimming based on local hydrodynamic force sensing

R Thandiackal, K Melo, L Paez, J Herault, T Kano… - Science robotics, 2021 - science.org
Undulatory swimming represents an ideal behavior to investigate locomotion control and the
role of the underlying central and peripheral components in the spinal cord. Many vertebrate …

Online state estimation of a fin-actuated underwater robot using artificial lateral line system

X Zheng, W Wang, M Xiong… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A lateral line system is a flow-responsive organ system, with which fish can effectively sense
the surrounding flow field, thus serving functions in flow-aided fish behaviors. Inspired by …

Distributed flow estimation and closed-loop control of an underwater vehicle with a multi-modal artificial lateral line

L DeVries, FD Lagor, H Lei, X Tan… - Bioinspiration & …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Bio-inspired sensing modalities enhance the ability of autonomous vehicles to characterize
and respond to their environment. This paper concerns the lateral line of cartilaginous and …

Artificial lateral line based local sensing between two adjacent robotic fish

X Zheng, C Wang, R Fan, G Xie - Bioinspiration & biomimetics, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
The lateral line system (LLS) is a mechanoreceptive organ system with which fish and
aquatic amphibians can effectively sense the surrounding flow field. The reverse Kármán …

Differential pressure sensor speedometer for autonomous underwater vehicle velocity estimation

C Meurer, JF Fuentes-Pérez… - IEEE Journal of …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Velocity estimation is central for the reliable navigation of autonomous underwater vehicles
(AUVs). Doppler velocity logs (DVLs), currently the leading technology for underwater …

A pressure sensory system inspired by the fish lateral line: Hydrodynamic force estimation and wall detection

Y Xu, K Mohseni - IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Studies have shown that many behavioral decisions of fish are facilitated by the lateral line
system which provides hydrodynamic information about the surrounding fluid. Inspired by …

Maximized hydrodynamic stimulation strategy for placement of differential pressure and velocity sensors in artificial lateral line systems

Z Yang, Z Gong, Y Jiang, Y Cai, Z Ma… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Fish can perceive the surrounding flow field using their lateral line systems, consisting of
canal neuromasts (CNs) for flow pressure gradient perception and superficial neuromasts …

Model-based observer and feedback control design for a rigid Joukowski foil in a Kármán vortex street

BA Free, DA Paley - Bioinspiration & biomimetics, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Obstacles and swimming fish in flow create a wake with an alternating left/right vortex
pattern known as a Kármán vortex street and reverse Kármán vortex street, respectively. An …

Underwater robot detection system based on fish's lateral line

Z Tang, Z Wang, J Lu, G Ma, P Zhang - electronics, 2019 - mdpi.com
This paper introduces the near-field detection system of an underwater robot based on the
fish lateral line. Inspired by the perception mechanism of fish's lateral line, the aim is to add …