Purcell magneto-elastic swimmer controlled by an external magnetic field

This paper focuses on the mechanism of propulsion of a Purcell swimmer whose segments are magnetized and react to an external magnetic field applied into the fluid. By an asymptotic analysis, we prove that it is possible to steer the swimmer along a chosen direction when the control functions are pr...

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Published in:IFAC-PapersOnLine 2017-07, Vol.50 (1), p.4120-4125
Main Authors: Alouges, F., DeSimone, A., Giraldi, L., Zoppello, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Application of nonlinear analysis
Control in system biology
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Summary:This paper focuses on the mechanism of propulsion of a Purcell swimmer whose segments are magnetized and react to an external magnetic field applied into the fluid. By an asymptotic analysis, we prove that it is possible to steer the swimmer along a chosen direction when the control functions are prescribed as an oscillating field. Moreover, we discuss what are the main obstructions to overcome in order to get classical controllability result for this system.
ISSN:2405-8963
2405-8963
DOI:10.1016/j.ifacol.2017.08.798