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Optimal Design for Purcell Three-link Swimmer
Laetitia Giraldi, Pierre Martinon, Marta Zoppello
In this paper we address the question of the optimal design for the Purcell 3-link swim-mer. More precisely we investigate the best link length ratio which maximizes its displace-m…
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Optimal Strokes for Driftless Swimmers: A General Geometric Approach
Thomas Chambrion, Laetitia Giraldi, Alexandre Munnier
Swimming consists by definition in propelling through a fluid by means of bodily movements. Thus, from a mathematical point of view, swimming turns into a control problem for which…