2 papers
cond-mat.soft2021
The Geometry of Optimal Gaits for Inertia-dominated Kinematic Systems
Ross L. Hatton, Zachary Brock, Shuoqi Chen +5
Isolated mechanical systems -- e.g., those floating in space, in free-fall, or on a frictionless surface -- are able to achieve net rotation by cyclically changing their shape, eve…
physics.bio-ph2020
Optimal Gaits for Drag-dominated Swimmers with Passive Elastic Joints
Suresh Ramasamy, Ross L. Hatton
In this paper, we identify optimal swimming strategies for drag-dominated swimmers with a passive elastic joint. We use resistive force theory (RFT) to obtain the dynamics of the s…