Simulation Study for Micropropulsion Mechanism in Liquid Modeled on Sliding Mechanism of Microtubules in Flagella

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The application of dynamics in organisms to the field of engineering is very instructive. To make an artificial micropropulsion mechanism in liquid, a simulation study of a propulsion mechanism modeled on the sliding mechanism of microtubules in flagella was carried out. In the simulation, sliding condition between two microtubules formed a bending wave. Both the movement and the thrust force of the propulsion mechanism were calculated. The characteristics of thrust force with change in microtubule distance and sliding length were discussed.