Numerical simulation of the fish-like swimming of linked bodies

尽管动物学家对游动的鱼进行了详细的观察，但关于它们是如何游泳的，仍然有许多悬而未决的问题。我们不知道鳍和起伏的身体是如何共同作用的，从而产生金枪鱼的高速，或者是鱼逃离危险的快速转弯。我们看到海豚在海面上游泳，但我们不知道它们是否会这样做，因为这样效率要高得多。这个项目旨在模拟鱼的任意运动，并回答这些和其他有关游泳的问题。它还可能帮助人类更有效地游泳，并为设计机器人海底运载器提供模拟工具。

Although Zoologists have made detailed observations of swimming fish there are still many unanswered questions about how they swim. We do not know how the fins and undulating body work together to produce the high speed of the tuna, or the fast turns of a fish escaping danger. We see dolphins swim through the sea's surface but we don't know if they do that because it is much more efficient. This project is designed to simulate arbitrary fish motion and give answers to these and other questions concerning swimming. It may also help humans to swim more efficiently and provide simulation tools for the design of robotic undersea vehicles.