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Development of an experimental system for a snake-like gliding model

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A snake, which has a simple shape without limbs, can move over rough terrain, climb a wall or tree, swim, and glide through the air. It is difficult to understand the gliding flight of a snake in aerodynamics assuming a static model, because a snake undulates its body trunk and turns in air. This paper presents an experimental system for investigation of the relationship between the shape of the gliding snake model and gliding characteristics. Results of a gliding experiment confirm a sufficiently high reproducibility of the experiment.

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  1. Kyushu Institute of Technology, 680-4 Kawazu, Iizuka, Fukuoka, 820-8502, Japan

    Ryusuke Fujisawa

  2. The University of Electro-Communications, 1-5-1 Chofugaoka, Chofu, Tokyo, Japan

    Motoyasu Tanaka

  3. Tokyo Denki University, 5 Senjyu-Asahi-cho, Adachi-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Taro Fujikawa

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Correspondence to Ryusuke Fujisawa.

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This work was presented in part at the 2nd International Symposium on Swarm Behavior and Bio-Inspired Robotics, Kyoto, October 29–November 1, 2017.

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Fujisawa, R., Tanaka, M. & Fujikawa, T. Development of an experimental system for a snake-like gliding model. Artif Life Robotics 23, 571–576 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10015-018-0490-6

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