Vortex-induced motions are generally known as destructive phenomena for engineering
structures. Nevertheless, they have a positive effect which is their great potential to extract …

▪ Abstract Interest in novel forms of marine propulsion and maneuvering has sparked a
number of studies on unsteadily operating propulsors. We review recent experimental and …

It has long been proposed that flying and swimming animals could exploit neighbour-
induced flows. Despite this it is still not clear whether, and if so how, schooling fish …

Several physico-mechanical designs evolved in fish are currently inspiring robotic devices
for propulsion and maneuvering purposes in underwater vehicles. Considering the potential …

Thrust-producing harmonically oscillating foils are studied through force and power
measurements, as well as visualization data, to classify the principal characteristics of the …

This is an ideal book for graduate students and researchers interested in the aerodynamics,
structural dynamics and flight dynamics of small birds, bats and insects, as well as of micro …

Dimensionless numbers are important in biomechanics because their constancy can imply
dynamic similarity between systems, despite possible differences in medium or scale. A …

Fishes moving through turbulent flows or in formation are regularly exposed to vortices.
Although animals living in fluid environments commonly capture energy from vortices …

Fishes suspended in water are subject to the complex nature of three-dimensional flows.
Often, these flows are the result of abiotic and biotic sources that alter otherwise uniform …

What mechanisms of flow control do animals use to enhance hydrodynamic performance?
Animals are capable of manipulating flow around the body and appendages both passively …