Optimal Actuation of Flagellar Magnetic Micro-Swimmers
Soft Condensed Matter
2020-04-22 v1 Fluid Dynamics
Abstract
We present an automated procedure for the design of optimal actuation for flagellar magnetic microswimmers based on numerical optimization. Using this method, a new magnetic actuation method is provided which allows these devices to swim significantly faster compared to the usual sinusoidal actuation. This leads to a novel swimming strategy which makes the swimmer perform a 3D figure-8 trajectory. This shows that a faster propulsion is obtained when the swimmer is allowed to go out-of-plane. This approach is experimentally validated on a scaled-up flexible swimmer.
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@article{arxiv.1911.02805,
title = {Optimal Actuation of Flagellar Magnetic Micro-Swimmers},
author = {Yacine El Alaoui-Faris and Jean-Baptiste Pomet and Stéphane Régnier and Laetitia Giraldi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1911.02805},
year = {2020}
}