A Three-Dimensional W-Shaped Model of Musculo-Tendinous System for Kinematic Analysis of Undulatory Swimming

Xuenan Du1, Detao Wan1, Chen Zhuang1, Dean Hu1
1Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Simulation Techniques for Special Equipment, Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha, People’s Republic of China

Tóm tắt

To satisfy the maneuverability requirements in a complicated environment, fish have evolved with special segmented muscle to produce undulatory locomotion. Herein, we developed a three-dimensional W-shaped model of musculo-tendinous system to mimic realistic segmented muscle of fish, and directly quantify the relationship between local muscle contraction and the corresponding flexion. By regulating the key parameters of model, the variation in local muscle strain producing prescribed set of kinematics is calculated. Furthermore, the morphological variations of the musculo-tendinous system located in fish caudal region and the distinctions between different swimmers are also discussed. It is found out that for a desired bending curvature, strain of the musculo-tendinous system can be reduced by lengthening the model longitudinally. Thus, if the muscle contraction is fixed, larger amplitude and flexion can be achieved by elongating the W-shaped model. This also explains the morphological diversities of segmented muscle within anguilliform, carangiform, and thunniform. Fish with better swimming ability are likely equipped with relatively longer myomere and shaper pointing cones. Therefore, the musculo-tendinous system amplifies the body curvature, it has functional benefits on fish kinematics. In additionally, this paper may provide some inspirations on the structural design of fish-inspired soft robots.

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