The biokinetics of flying and swimming
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Bibliographic Information
The biokinetics of flying and swimming
（AIAA education series）
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., c2006
2nd ed
Available at 28 libraries
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 483-514) and index
"The original book was published in 1992... this new edition has updated the material and expanded the coverage"
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Description and Table of Contents
Description
Through study of locomotion of living creatures, Akira Azuma has come to the conclusion that every creature is made and moves in a manner that is best suited to its environmental conditions. Thus, one purpose of this book is to shed light on the physical relationships among habitat, form or life, and mode of movement in living creatures. The text also reviews results of theoretical and empirical research carried out by various scientists over the years. Each of the two main parts of the book, ""Flying Dynamics and Swimming Dynamics"", is written from the viewpoint of mechanics, specifically fluid dynamics, rather than from the viewpoint of physiology and ecology. Thus the chapters and sections are organized according to mechanical, not biological principles. However, Azuma hopes that the book will prove to be useful reference not only to engineers working and studying fluid and flight dynamics, but also for biologists using mechanical analyses to gain a better understanding of the behavior of animals and the mechanical functions of the body parts in relation to their forms and modes of locomotion.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Symbols
- Introduction
- Dragging, Floating, and Jumping
- Flight by Gliding
- Flight by Beating
- Swimming by Snaking
- Swimming by Fanning
- Swimming by Other Methods
- Conclusion
- References
- Index.
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