Primitive and modern swimmers solve the challenges of turning similarly to achieve high maneuverability
Dabiri, J. O.; Colin, S.; Gemmell, B.; Lucas, K.; Leftwich, M.; Costello, J. H.
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Animal swimmers alter trajectories - or turn - for a variety of critical life functions such as feeding, mating and avoiding predation. Yet turning represents a fundamental dilemma based in rotational dynamics: the torque powering a turn is favored by an expanded body configuration, yet minimizing the resistance to a turn (the moment of inertia) is favored by a contracted body configuration. How do animals balance these opposing demands to achieve high maneuverability? By noninvasively measuring fluid and body motions, we found that both jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) and fish (Danio rerio) initially maximized torque using previously undescribed, rapid body movements. Both species then minimized resistance to turning by bending their bodies to reduce their moment of inertia. Use of this sequential solution by such distantly related animals as an invertebrate and a vertebrate suggests strong selection for these turning dynamics that may extend to other swimmers and inform future vehicle designs.
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