@inbook{c9cdf57c9a814252b0cfb3df9000c4a9,
title = "The swimming of manta rays",
abstract = "Manta rays propel themselves by combining oscillating and undulating motions of flexible surfaces. We describe two experiments to study the effects of excitation and flexibility on the wake flowfield: experiments on undulating and flapping three-dimensional fins of elliptical planform, and experiments on pitching two-dimensional panels of rectangular planform with varying flexibility. To interpret the results on thrust and efficiency, we propose scalings for aspect ratio and flexibility, and develop a stability analysis called wake resonance theory. Here we focus on the insights provided by wake resonance theory.",
keywords = "Flexibility, Manta ray, Swimming, Wake resonance",
author = "Smits, {Alexander J.} and Moored, {Keith W.} and Dewey, {Peter A.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014.",
year = "2014",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-642-40371-2_43",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering",
publisher = "Springer Heidelberg",
pages = "291--300",
booktitle = "Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering",
address = "Germany",
}