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

Abstract

The application of dynamics in organisms to the field of engineering is very instructive. To make an artificial micro propulsion 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, a bending wave was formed by three regions of sliding condition between two microtubules. 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.