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Bio-mechanisms of Swimming and Flying
Edited by Kato, N.; Ayers, J.; Morikawa, H.
Springer
2004
Hardcover 210 pp ISBN 4431222111
£105.00
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The rich variety of mechanisms employed by swimming and flying organisms has long
been an inspiration for engineers and scientists. Such is the range of nature's methods
of locomotion that a whole new field of interdisciplinary collaboration on the possibility of
utilizing this mechanical efficiency in better artificial mechanisms has developed. These areas
of research, which form the basis of this volume, include the locomotive mechanisms of microorganisms,
animals in flying and swimming, animal behavior models, and gill-breathing. The latest research into natural
autonomous systems and locomotion in both flying and swimming organisms is reflected in the progress of
interdisciplinary work in the fields of biology and engineering, yielding real-world benefits in better propulsion
techniques. Finally, and at least as important as gains in mechanical efficiency, is the possibility that studying
nature in motion may lead to new, environmentally friendly technologies.
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