Self-propulsion of flapping bodies in viscous fluids: Recent advances and perspectives

作     者：Shizhao Wang Guowei He Xing Zhang 

作者机构：The State Key Laboratory of Nonlinear Mechanics (LNM)Institute of Mechanics Chinese Academy of Sciences 

出 版 物：《Acta Mechanica Sinica》 (力学学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2016年第32卷第6期

页      面：980-990页

核心收录：

学科分类：08[工学] 080103[工学-流体力学] 0802[工学-机械工程] 0701[理学-数学] 0801[工学-力学（可授工学、理学学位）] 0702[理学-物理学] 

基　　金：supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grants KJCX-SW-L08, KJCX3-SYW-S01) the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants 11021262, 11023001, 11232011, 11372331) 

主　　题：Flapping motion Self-propulsion Symmetry breaking Passive flexibility Flow-mediated interaction 

摘      要：Flapping-powered propulsion is used by many animals to locomote through air or water. Here we review recent experimental and numerical studies on self-propelled mechanical systems powered by a flapping motion. These studies improve our understanding of the mutual interaction between actively flapping bodies and surrounding fluids. The results obtained in these works provide not only new insights into biolocomotion but also useful information for the biomimetic design of artificial flyers and swimmers.