Meeting Abstract 76-7 Monday, Jan. 6 09:30 – 09:45 Evolutionary origins of human pelvic list, hip adduction, and step width KIKEL, M*; GECELTER, R; THOMPSON, NE; NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine; NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine; NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine mkikel@nyit.edu Human bipedal walking entails unique frontal plane balance strategies compared to other primates. Compared to […]
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Coordination of body undulation and leg wave during centipede locomotion, in a geometric perspective
Meeting Abstract 76-2 Monday, Jan. 6 08:15 – 08:30 Coordination of body undulation and leg wave during centipede locomotion, in a geometric perspective ZHONG, B*; SCHIEBEL, P; OZKAN-AYDIN, Y; BROWN, M; CARRUTHERS, A; RIESER, J; SPONBERG, S; GOLDMAN, D; Goergia Tech; Goergia Tech; Goergia Tech; Goergia Tech; Goergia Tech; Goergia Tech; Goergia Tech; Goergia Tech baxichong8@gmail.com Epimorphic […]
Cockroaches bend head and use legs differentially to traverse grass-like beam obstacles
Meeting Abstract 76-1 Monday, Jan. 6 08:00 – 08:15 Cockroaches bend head and use legs differentially to traverse grass-like beam obstacles WANG, Y*; OTHAYOTH, R; LI, C; Johns Hopkins University ywang460@jhu.edu https://li.me.jhu.edu/ Cockroaches are excellent at traversing dense obstacles in complex terrain. For example, to traverse grass-like beam obstacles, the discoid cockroach often transitions from a pitch […]
The Role of Muscle Fascicle Length in the Power versus Economy Performance Trade-off
Meeting Abstract 75-2 Monday, Jan. 6 08:15 – 08:30 The Role of Muscle Fascicle Length in the Power versus Economy Performance Trade-off COOPER, AN*; MARTIN, JC; MCDERMOTT, WJ; DULANEY, SO; CARRIER, DR; University of Utah; University of Utah; The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital, Murray, UT; University of Utah; University of Utah amanda.cooper@utah.edu The ability of the locomotor muscles […]
The Effects of Muscle Internal Mass on the Contractile Behaviour of In Situ Rat Plantaris Muscle
Meeting Abstract 75-4 Monday, Jan. 6 08:45 – 09:00 The Effects of Muscle Internal Mass on the Contractile Behaviour of In Situ Rat Plantaris Muscle ROSS, SA*; RIMKUS, B; KONOW, N; BIEWENER, AA; WAKELING, JM; Simon Fraser University; University of Massachusetts Lowell; University of Massachusetts Lowell and Harvard University; Harvard University; Simon Fraser University saross@sfu.ca Most of […]
Passive mechanical properties of crocodilian limb muscles correlate with in vivo function
Meeting Abstract 75-5 Monday, Jan. 6 09:00 – 09:15 Passive mechanical properties of crocodilian limb muscles correlate with in vivo function ARIAS, AA*; BALL, AM; AZIZI, E; University of California, Irvine adriena@uci.edu https://adrienarias.wordpress.com The passive mechanical properties (i.e. passive stiffness) of muscle have been shown to influence the region of the force-length (F-L) curve over which it […]
Osmotic engine drives shortening in passive skeletal muscle
Meeting Abstract 75-3 Monday, Jan. 6 08:30 – 08:45 Osmotic engine drives shortening in passive skeletal muscle WOLD, ES*; ROBERTS, TJ; SLEBODA, DA; Brown University, Providence RI; Brown University, Providence RI; Brown University, Providence RI ethan_wold@brown.edu Skeletal muscle, like most biological tissues, is primarily made up of fluid. This fluid is rarely considered a mechanical component of […]
Mimicking the load-holding capabilities of muscle using electrostatic layer jamming
Meeting Abstract 75-6 Monday, Jan. 6 09:15 – 09:30 Mimicking the load-holding capabilities of muscle using electrostatic layer jamming NOEL, A*; NADLER, J; Georgia Tech Research Institute; Georgia Tech Research Institute alexis.noel@gtri.gatech.edu Biological muscles have the ability to quickly stiffen and hold large loads, two highly coveted traits for soft robotic actuators. Various techniques have been used […]
Construction and Deconstruction of Muscle Work Loops
Meeting Abstract 75-1 Monday, Jan. 6 08:00 – 08:15 Construction and Deconstruction of Muscle Work Loops NGUYEN, KD*; VENKADESAN, M; Yale University; Yale University khoi.nguyen@yale.edu Muscles are actuators that exert forces to influence animal movement, but are also active, soft materials that exert forces in response to external perturbations. Rheology, the study of deformation of matter, uses […]
Using among-year climate conditions and climate indices to predict consequences for multiple trophic levels plants, insects and lizards
Meeting Abstract 74-5 Monday, Jan. 6 08:45 – 09:00 Using among-year climate conditions and climate indices to predict consequences for multiple trophic levels: plants, insects and lizards ANDERSON, RA; Western Washington University Roger.Anderson@wwu.edu http://myweb.facstaff.wwu.edu/rogera/ In the northern extreme of the Great Basin desert scrub, climate variation is exemplified not only by the contrasts of La Nina and […]
