Mechanical properties of the caudal fin resulting from the caudal skeletal structure of the bluefin tuna

Bio-Mechanisms of Swimming and Flying: Fluid Dynamics, Biomimetic Robots, and Sports Science

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 67-77

  Morikawa, Hirohisa ^a   Yusa, Konami ^a   Kobayashi, Shunichi ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Caudal fin; Mechanical properties; Skeletal structure; Tuna

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BIOMIMETICS; ELASTIC MODULI; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OSCILLATING FLOW;

BLUEFIN TUNA; CAUDAL FINS; OSCILLATING WING; PROPULSIVE PERFORMANCE; SKELETAL STRUCTURES; THUNNUS THYNNUS; TUNA; UNIFORM FLOW;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE);

EID: 84861087772     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-73380-5_6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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