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Hydrodynamic Perception Using an Artificial Lateral Line Device with an Optimized Constriction Canal

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To perform flow-related behaviors in darkness, blind cavefish have evolved Lateral Line Systems (LLSs) with constriction canals to enhance hydrodynamic sensing capabilities. Mimicking the design principles, we developed a Canal-type Artificial Lateral Line (CALL) device featuring a biomimetic constriction canal. The hydrodynamic characterization results revealed that the sensitivity of the canal LLS increases with the decrease in the width (from 1 mm to 0.6 mm) and length (from 3 mm to 1 mm) of the constriction canal, which is in accordance with the modeling results of canal mechanics. The CALL device was characterized in Kármán vortex streets generated by a cylinder in a laminar flow. The CALL device was able to identify the diameter of the cylinder, with a mean identification error of approximately 2.5%. It also demonstrated the identification ability of wake width using the CALL device, indicating the potential for application in hydrodynamic perception.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51575027 and 51975030) and the Academic Excellence Foundation of BUAA for PhD Students. The authors would like to thank Prof. Peng Wu from Soochow University for kind assistance in CFD simulation.

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  1. Institute of Bionic and Micro-Nano Systems, School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China

    Zhiqiang Ma, Yonggang Jiang, Zihao Dong & Deyuan Zhang

  2. Key Laboratory for Bionic Engineering, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, 130022, China

    Zhiwu Han

  3. Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China

    Deyuan Zhang

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Ma, Z., Jiang, Y., Dong, Z. et al. Hydrodynamic Perception Using an Artificial Lateral Line Device with an Optimized Constriction Canal. J Bionic Eng 17, 909–919 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42235-020-0084-6

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