The Mechanics of Fast-Start Performance of Pike Studied Using a Mechanical Fish

A northern pike (Esox lucius) is capable of achieving a maximum instantaneous acceleration of 25g, far greater than that achieved by any manmade vehicle. In order to understand the physical mechanisms behind achieving such high accelerations, we have built a mechanical fish to emulate the motion of...

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Main Authors: Feng, Chengcheng (Author), Bonafilia, Brian R. (Author), Modarres-Sadeghi, Yahya (Author), Triantafyllou, Michael S (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ASME International, 2019-03-05T18:21:56Z.
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