The challenge
At microscopic scales, viscous forces dominate inertial forces. A micro-robot therefore needs a suitable stroke strategy to move through a fluid.
This project studies an elastic micro-swimmer driven by an external magnetic field, with potential medical applications.
Objectives
- Control the micro-swimmer near walls and obstacles.
- Optimise its shape and characteristic parameters.
- Compare numerical results with experiments.
Tools and collaboration
Simulations use Feel++. The original project page describes a collaboration between Cemosis, Inria Sophia-Antipolis and the ISIR laboratory. It lists funding from Labex IRMIA and the CNRS InfIniti 2018–2020 challenge.