Optimal strokes for low Reynolds number swimmers: an example

DOI10.1007/s00332-007-9013-7zbMath1146.76062WikidataQ59202249 ScholiaQ59202249MaRDI QIDQ948931

François Alouges, Aline Lefebvre, Antonio De Simone

Publication date: 16 October 2008

Published in: Journal of Nonlinear Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00332-007-9013-7

zbMATH Keywords

optimal control; global controllability; three-sphere swimmer

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

93C20: Control/observation systems governed by partial differential equations

92C10: Biomechanics

76Z10: Biopropulsion in water and in air

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