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. 2017 Jan;473(2197):20160517. doi: 10.1098/rspa.2016.0517

Table 3.

Parameters of the actuated passive filament identification. Number of beads N=10.

parameter value parameter value
time step 103 filament length L=20
intrinsic curvature radius Rueq=108L initial curvature Ruini=Rueq
bending stiffness Θe=104 number of periods 5
frequency f=π sperm number, Sp 6πfL4/Θe=94.74