The Biokinetics of Flying and Swimming [E-Book] / by Akira Azuma
From a mechanical perspective, an animal's shape and the topological connection of its organs are important factors in locomotion. This book describes the physical relationships between form, habitat, way of life, and movement in living creatures. It includes in-depth mechanical and mathematica...
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Personal Name(s): | Azuma, Akira, author |
Imprint: |
Tokyo :
Springer,
1992
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Physical Description: |
XVIII, 265 p. online resource. |
Note: |
englisch |
ISBN: |
9784431682103 |
DOI: |
10.1007/978-4-431-68210-3 |
Subject (LOC): |
- 1 Introduction
- 1.1 Form and Locomotion
- 1.2 Dynamic Similarity
- 2 Dragging, Floating, and Jumping
- 2.1 Terminal Speed of Free-falling Bodies
- 2.2 Drifting in Air
- 2.3 Drifting in Water
- 2.4 Jumping and Free Falling
- 3 Flight by Gliding
- 3.1 Wing Characteristics
- 3.2 Gliding Flight in Birds
- 3.3 Wind Effects on Gliding Flight
- 3.4 Auxiliary Devices
- 3.5 Other Forms of Gliding Flight
- 3.6 Rotary Seeds
- 4 Flight by Beating
- 4.1 Powered Flight
- 4.2 Wing Motions
- 4.3 Power-Saving Flight
- 4.4 Flight in Insects
- 4.5 Flight Mechanics in Insects
- 5 Swimming by Snaking
- 5.1 Micro- and Medium-sized Elongate Organisms
- 5.2 Undulatory Motion of a Large Elongate Body
- 6 Swimming by Fanning
- 6.1 Fish
- 6.2 Slender Bodies
- 6.3 Fanning Mechanics
- 6.4 Cetacea and Sirenia
- 7 Swimming by Other Methods
- 7.1 Paddling and Whipping
- 7.2 Jetting
- 7.3 Sweeping
- 7.4 Beating
- 7.5 Sailing
- 7.6 Skating and Wave Riding
- 8 Conclusion
- 8.1 Concluding Remarks by Chapter
- 8.2 Wing Types and Body Forms
- 8.3 In Summary
- References and Further Reading.