Friction in nature

Analysis in the scientific literature of the most common methods for the reduction of resistance in living beings

Topic: analysis of methodologies for resistance control

Description: The work is part of the activities of the CICLoPE laboratory aimed at the study and development of measurement methods for reducing friction resistance. The aim of the thesis is to analyze the scientific and specialized literature by studying the methodologies used by different categories of animals.

Requirements: It is necessary to have a good ability to investigate the available databases and develop a scientific synthesis. It is necessary to know how to work with tools such as: labview, MATLAB or other PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES.

Learning objectives: Operation of the main measurement systems in the wind tunnel, ability to operate with an extremely complex measurement system.

type / duration: Three-year experimental degree thesis / 2 months full-time