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Visualizing Wakes in Swimming Locomotion of Xenopus-Noid by Using PIV

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Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems (Living Machines 2015)

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Abstract

Frogs can swim adaptively in the water dexterously utilizing interactions between body biomechanics and fluid dynamics.

We have been developing an aquatic frog robot, Xenopus-noid, which has similar musculoskeletal structure as its biological counterpart, Xenopus laevis. This robot allows us to study the interaction between the biomechanical structure of the frog and the fluid dynamics during swimming locomotion in a natural context. In this report, particle image velocimetry (PIV) is used for visualizing wakes generated by the Xenopus-noid. Experimental results demonstrate that the robot can produce appropriate wakes for swimming if we implement a rigid beam that mimics the function of the Semimembranosus (SM) muscle in Xenopus laevis. The function is utilized for proper posture, that is to say, this muscle prevents a hyperextension of the knee.

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  1. Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, 565-0871, Japan

    Ryo Sakai

  2. Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, 1-3, Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, 560-8531, Japan

    Masahiro Shimizu & Koh Hosoda

  3. Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 8 Nishi 5, Sapporo, 060-0808, Japan

    Hitoshi Aonuma

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  1. University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom

    Stuart P. Wilson

  2. Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain

    Paul F.M.J. Verschure

  3. Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain

    Anna Mura

  4. University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom

    Tony J. Prescott

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Sakai, R., Shimizu, M., Aonuma, H., Hosoda, K. (2015). Visualizing Wakes in Swimming Locomotion of Xenopus-Noid by Using PIV. In: Wilson, S., Verschure, P., Mura, A., Prescott, T. (eds) Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems. Living Machines 2015. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 9222. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22979-9_10

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