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Dev Pradeepkumar Nayak1,2, Ali Tarokh2, Muhammad Saif Ullah Khalid1
1Nature-Inspired Engineering Research Lab (NIERL), Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada.
Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland)
|December 24, 2025
概括
被动与活跃的鱼尾:被动的鱼尾在较低的速度下降了功率需求,而活跃的鱼尾则产生了更多的推力. 最佳的尾巴设计取决于游泳者的尺寸和速度,以实现高效的水下运动.
科学领域:
- * 生物力学和水力动力学
- * 机器人和生物灵感设计
背景情况:
- * 鱼类的游泳依赖于身体与尾的相互作用.
- *被动投尾巴的水力动力学好处尚未完全理解.
研究的目的:
- * 评估形游泳者的表现,使用主动与被动的尾巴.
- * 分析关节刚性,减压和惯性对性能的影响.
- * 调查雷诺兹号500和5000的性能.
主要方法:
- *高保真性流体结构相互作用模拟.
- * 积极和被动尾部动态的比较分析.
- * 尾部机械性质的系统变化.
主要成果:
- * 积极的尾巴产生更高的推力;被动的尾巴在较低的雷诺兹数下提高功率效率.
- * 摆动幅度的好处取决于频率; 惯性/灵活性降低可能是有害的.
- * 活跃的尾巴通常在较高的雷诺兹数下优于被动的尾巴,但有一些例外.
结论:
- * 在推力生产和动力支出之间存在权衡.
- *被动尾部投适合较小的生物灵感汽车.
- * 主动尾部控制对于较大的水下车辆来说是有利的.
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