Sina Heydari

This study shows sea stars adjust tube foot adhesion time based on body load and orientation to adapt locomotion without a central nervous system.

The paper models the mechanics of hydrostatic skeletons to show how variable gearing affects mechanical advantage and displacement advantage in natural and engineered systems.

The paper investigates how spatial arrangements in groups of flow-coupled swimmers affect energetic costs, finding equal energy distribution in side-by-side formations and energetic savings for trailing swimmers in inline formations up to a limit.