Table 1. Parameter values used during simulations.
Type | Parameter | Description | Value | Ref. | |
Integration | Δt | Timestep | 0.1 | s | |
η | Viscosity | 1 | |||
Domain | D | Diameter | 10 | cm | |
Trichomes | d | Diameter | 10 | µm | [44], [46] |
L | Length | 0.02–2 | mm | ||
l | Segment Length | ∼50 | µm | ||
E | Stiffness | 10 | |||
v | Gliding Speed | 0–10 | µm.s−1 | [46] | |
Photophobia | c | Size of head/tail | 10% | of L | [35], [36] |
s | Sensitivity | 0–1 | – | ||
Tdark | Short rev. period | 20 | s | [13], [47] | |
Tindif | Medium rev. period | 5 | min | ||
Tlight | Long rev. period | 120 | min | ||
Dynamic light | Spot diameter | 0.2–2 | mm | ||
f | Frequency | 0–2048 | s−1 | ||
I | Avg light intensity | 0.5 | − |