Pell stumbled on the design in January 1992 while making more complex 3-D working models of the locomotor systems of mackerel and tuna with Wainwright at the Bio-Design Studio.

• 佩尔于1992年与温赖特在生物设计工作室研究鲭鱼及鲔鱼的运动模式时，无意中发现这项设计。