by Sebastian Zhang, Yizhar Or and Richard M. Murray,
submitted to ACC 2010 PDF available here
Video files
Motion experiments of low-Re swimming on macro-scale prototypes
Conducted at the laboratory of autonomous vehicles of Prof. Murray, Caltech.
First swimmer prototype with two rotating cylinders:
- Swimmer1_front.wmv – Front view of swimming in the middle of the tank, equal angular velocities
- Swimmer1_Straight.wmv – top view of swimming in the middle of the tank, equal angular velocities
- Swimmer1_wall.wmv – swimming near a wall, equal angular velocities
Second swimmer prototype with two rotating cylinders:
- Swimmer2_Straight.wmv – swimming in the middle of the tank, equal angular velocities
- Swimmer2_wall.wmv – swimming near a wall, equal angular velocities
- Swimmer2_Periodic.wmv – swimming near a wall, unequal angular velocities, periodic motion
Third swimmer prototype with 2+1 cylinders:
(Two rotating, one fixed)
- Swimmer3_2+1_parallel.wmv – swimming near a wall, unequal angular velocities, parallel motion
- Swimmer3_2+1_periodic.wmv– swimming near a wall unequal angular velocities, periodic motion (decaying)