Optimal shape and motion of undulatory swimming organisms

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 279, Issue 1740, 2012, Pages 3065-3074

  Tokić, Grgur ^a   Yue, Dick K P ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Multi objective optimization; Optimal morphology; Scaling; Shape optimization; Undulatory swimming

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ORGANISM; BIOENERGETICS; BIOMECHANICS; BODY SHAPE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FITNESS; GENETIC ALGORITHM; KINEMATICS; LOCOMOTION; MORPHOLOGY; MOVEMENT; MULTIOBJECTIVE PROGRAMMING; MUSCLE; OPTIMIZATION; SWIMMING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84863112074     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2012.0057     Document Type: Article

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