ERC Starting Grant · 2021
Investigation of biological seal whiskers to create artificial whisker sensors for underwater robots
Marine animals employ diverse and fascinating flow sensing phenomena by exploiting the ambient complex fluid mechanics to track prey and escape from predators. Seals are known for their remarkable long-distance prey-hunting capabilities owing to their whiskers which serve as ultrasensitive flow sensors. For e.g., a seal is able to detect a fish swimming 180m away by following its vortex streets. While the unprecedented tracking abilities of seals and the role played by seal whiskers in reducing vortex-induced vibrations have been conclusively demonstrated in past, the fundamental mechanisms behind such pinpoint tracking remain unclear. The geometrically intricate shape of the seal?s…
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