MathLab seminar announcement

[Emanuele Tuillier Illingworth]

MATHLAB SEMINAR ANNOUNCEMENT
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Date: Wednesday, 11 November, 2015 - 14:30

Speaker: Giancarlo Cicconofri (SISSA - International School for Advanced 
Studies)

Room: SISSA - Santorio A - room 133

Abstract:
  I will present some recent results on the analysis of two swimmer 
models (one actuated externally and the other internally). These models 
provide an example of propulsion at low Reynolds number resulting from 
the periodical beating of a passive elastic filament. Motions produced 
by generic periodic actuations are studied within the regime of small 
compliance of the filament. The analysis shows that variations in the 
velocity of beating can generate different swimming trajectories. Motion 
control through modulations of the actuation velocity will be discussed.