Energetic cost of microswimmer navigation: the role of body shape
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| author | Piro, Lorenzo Vilfan, Andrej Golestanian, Ramin Mahault, Benoît |
| author_facet | Piro, Lorenzo Vilfan, Andrej Golestanian, Ramin Mahault, Benoît |
| contents | We study the energetic efficiency of navigating microswimmers by explicitly taking into account the geometry of their body. We show that, as their shape transitions from prolate to oblate, non-steering microswimmers rotated by flow gradients naturally follow increasingly time-optimal trajectories. At the same time, they also require larger dissipation to swim. The coupling between body geometry and hydrodynamics thus leads to a generic trade-off between the energetic costs associated with propulsion and navigation, which is accompanied by the selection of a finite optimal aspect ratio. We derive from optimal control theory the steering policy ensuring overall minimum energy dissipation, and characterize how navigation performances vary with the swimmer shape. Our results highlight the important role of the swimmer geometry in realistic navigation problems. |
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| spellingShingle | Energetic cost of microswimmer navigation: the role of body shape Piro, Lorenzo Vilfan, Andrej Golestanian, Ramin Mahault, Benoît Soft Condensed Matter Biological Physics We study the energetic efficiency of navigating microswimmers by explicitly taking into account the geometry of their body. We show that, as their shape transitions from prolate to oblate, non-steering microswimmers rotated by flow gradients naturally follow increasingly time-optimal trajectories. At the same time, they also require larger dissipation to swim. The coupling between body geometry and hydrodynamics thus leads to a generic trade-off between the energetic costs associated with propulsion and navigation, which is accompanied by the selection of a finite optimal aspect ratio. We derive from optimal control theory the steering policy ensuring overall minimum energy dissipation, and characterize how navigation performances vary with the swimmer shape. Our results highlight the important role of the swimmer geometry in realistic navigation problems. |
| title | Energetic cost of microswimmer navigation: the role of body shape |
| topic | Soft Condensed Matter Biological Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.07301 |