Biofluids: Predicting Effective Locomotion

Presentations

• Schooling of flapping wings: Experiments

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2014, 1:05 PM – Nov. 25, 2014, 1:18 PM

  Authors

  • Leif Ristroph

    • New York University, Courant Institute
    • Courant Institute

  • Alexander Becker

    • New York University, Department of Mathematics

  • Hassan Masoud

    • New York University, Courant Institute

  • Joel Newbolt

    • New York University, Department of Physics

  • Michael Shelley

    • New York University, Courant Institute

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• Schooling of flapping wings: Simulations

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2014, 1:18 PM – Nov. 25, 2014, 1:31 PM

  Authors

  • Hassan Masoud

    • Courant Institute, NYU and Princeton University

  • Alexander Becker

    • Courant Institute, NYU

  • Leif Ristroph

    • Courant Institute, NYU

  • Michael Shelley

    • Courant Institute, NYU

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• Performance characteristics of pitching flexible foil propulsors

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2014, 1:31 PM – Nov. 25, 2014, 1:44 PM

  Authors

  • Cody Brownell

    • United States Naval Academy

  • Brendan Egan

    • United States Naval Academy

  • Mark Murray

    • United States Naval Academy

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• Survival of the fastest: Evolving wings for flapping flight

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2014, 1:44 PM – Nov. 25, 2014, 1:57 PM

  Authors

  • Sophie Ramananarivo

    • New York University, Courant Institute

  • Thomas Mitchel

    • New York University, Department of Mathematics

  • Leif Ristroph

    • New York University, Courant Institute
    • Courant Institute

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• PIV-based pressure, force, and torque measurements of a robotic model swimmer

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2014, 1:57 PM – Nov. 25, 2014, 2:10 PM

  Authors

  • John Dabiri

    • California Institute of Technology
    • Caltech
    • Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories and Bioengineering, California Institute of Technology

  • Kelsey Lucas

    • Harvard University

  • Patrick J.M. Thornycroft

    • Harvard University

  • George V. Lauder

    • Harvard University

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• Underlying principle of efficient propulsion in flexible plunging foil

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2014, 2:10 PM – Nov. 25, 2014, 2:23 PM

  Authors

  • Xing Zhang

    • Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

  • Xiaojue Zhu

    • Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

  • Guowei He

    • Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    • Chinese Acad. of Sci., Inst. of Mech. (LNM)
    • Institute of Mechanics Chinese Academy of Sciences

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• Swimming Efficiently: An Analytical Study of Optimal Swimming in Fish

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2014, 2:23 PM – Nov. 25, 2014, 2:36 PM

  Authors

  • Alexander Wiens

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • Massachusetts Inst of Tech-MIT

  • Alexander Wiens

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • Massachusetts Inst of Tech-MIT

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• The hydrodynamic principle for the caudal fin shape of small aquatic animals

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2014, 2:36 PM – Nov. 25, 2014, 2:49 PM

  Authors

  • Jeongsu Lee

    • Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul Natl Univ

  • Yong-Jai Park

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sunmoon Univ

  • Kyu-Jin Cho

    • Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul Natl Univ

  • Ho-Young Kim

    • Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul Natl Univ
    • Department of Mechanical \& Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
    • Seoul National University
    • Seoul Natl Univ

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• Maximizing the efficiency of a flexible propulsor using experimental optimization

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2014, 2:49 PM – Nov. 25, 2014, 3:02 PM

  Authors

  • Daniel Quinn

    • Princeton University

  • George V. Lauder

    • Harvard University

  • Alexander Smits

    • Princeton University, Monash University
    • Princeton University
    • Princeton University and Monash University
    • Princeton University; Monash University
    • Princeton University, Monash Universty

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• New drag laws for flapping flight

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2014, 3:02 PM – Nov. 25, 2014, 3:15 PM

  Authors

  • Natalie Agre

    • New York University, Department of Mathematics and Department of Physics

  • Jun Zhang

    • New York University, Courant Institute and Department of Physics

  • Leif Ristroph

    • New York University, Courant Institute
    • Courant Institute

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• Scaling macroscopic aquatic locomotion

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2014, 3:15 PM – Nov. 25, 2014, 3:28 PM

  Authors

  • Mattia Gazzola

    • School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, USA
    • Harvard University

  • Mederic Argentina

    • Universite Nice Sophia-Antipolis, Institut non lineaire de Nice, France

  • L. Mahadevan

    • School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, USA
    • Harvard
    • Harvard Univ
    • Harvard University, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Department of Physics
    • Harvard University
    • Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Harvard University Department of Physics

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• Modulation of a Flow Field by Dragonfly Nymph Valve Kinematics

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2014, 3:28 PM – Nov. 25, 2014, 3:41 PM

  Authors

  • Chris Roh

    • California Institute of Technology

  • Morteza Gharib

    • Caltech
    • California Institute of Technology

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