Meeting Abstract S8-7 Monday, Jan. 6 11:00 – 11:30 Prevalence of Facultative Sidewinding Locomotion in Non-specialist Snake Species TINGLE, JL; University of California, Riverside jessica.tingle@email.ucr.edu Terrestrial vertebrates have repeatedly evolved elongate, limbless body plans, which require them to move using different types of locomotion than their limbed relatives do. All limbless terrestrial vertebrates can use lateral undulation, […]
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Mechanics of Multi-articular Muscles Minimize Moments
Meeting Abstract S8-2 Monday, Jan. 6 08:00 – 08:30 Mechanics of Multi-articular Muscles Minimize Moments ASTLEY, H.C.; University of Akron hastley@uakron.edu https://blogs.uakron.edu/astleylab/ The geometry of the musculoskeletal system, such as moment arms and linkages, determines the link between muscular functions and external mechanical results but as the geometry becomes more complex, this link becomes less clear. The […]
Geometric Methods for Locomotion in Limbless and Legged Systems
Meeting Abstract S8-11 Monday, Jan. 6 14:30 – 15:00 Geometric Methods for Locomotion in Limbless and Legged Systems CHOSET, HM; Carnegie Mellon University choset@cs.cmu.edu http://biorobotics.org Geometric Methods for Locomotion in Limbless and Legged Locomotion Organisms generate patterns of periodic self-deformations, which we will refer to broadly as “gaits,” to locomote through their environments. Inspired by this, the […]
East Coast Travel Is An Uphill Battle Terrestrial locomotion in American Eels
Meeting Abstract S8-5 Monday, Jan. 6 10:00 – 10:30 East Coast Travel Is An Uphill Battle: Terrestrial locomotion in American Eels WARD, AB*; REDMANN, E; ALQAHTANI, A; SHEIKH, A; MEHTA, RS; Adelphi Univ; Adelphi Univ; Adelphi Univ; Adelphi Univ; UC Santa Cruz award@adelphi.edu Extreme body elongation is often linked with the ability to move between aquatic and […]
Decoding Decentralized Control Mechanism Underlying Adaptive and Versatile Locomotion of Snakes
Meeting Abstract S8-12 Monday, Jan. 6 15:00 – 15:30 Decoding Decentralized Control Mechanism Underlying Adaptive and Versatile Locomotion of Snakes KANO, T.*; ISHIGURO, A.; Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University; Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University tkano@riec.tohoku.ac.jp http://www.cmplx.riec.tohoku.ac.jp/member/Takeshi-Kano/ Snakes have lost their limbs and acquired the ability to move in various environments by using a […]
Convergent evolution of vertebral morphology and locomotion in snake-like lizards
Meeting Abstract S8-6 Monday, Jan. 6 10:30 – 11:00 Convergent evolution of vertebral morphology and locomotion in snake-like lizards BERGMANN, P.J.*; MANN, S.D.W.; MORINAGA, G.; FREITAS, E.S.; SILER, C.D.; Clark University; Clark University; Oklahoma State University; University of Oklahoma; University of Oklahoma pbergmann@clarku.edu https://www2.clarku.edu/faculty/pbergmann/ Snake-like body forms have evolved convergently dozens of times in most major lineages […]
Body lateral deformation and compliance help snakes and snake robots stably traverse large steps
Meeting Abstract S8-4 Monday, Jan. 6 09:00 – 09:30 Body lateral deformation and compliance help snakes and snake robots stably traverse large steps FU, Q; GART, SW; MITCHEL, TW; KIM, JS; CHIRIKJIAN, GS; LI, C*; Johns Hopkins University chen.li@jhu.edu https://li.me.jhu.edu/ Many snakes live in mountains and forests and traverse large obstacles comparable to their body size. Similarly, […]
What does a Butterfly Hear Neurophysiological and Behavioural Responses to Predator Sounds
Meeting Abstract S6-3 Sunday, Jan. 5 08:30 – 09:00 What does a Butterfly Hear? Neurophysiological and Behavioural Responses to Predator Sounds YACK, JE; Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada jayneyack@cunet.carleton.ca https://www.yacklab.org/ Butterflies are among the most extensively studied insects, and research on their behaviour has contributed to our understanding of animal territoriality, migration, conservation biology and climate change. […]
Wake Flow Mechanisms and Aerodynamic Forces of Owls During Flapping Flight
Meeting Abstract S6-7 Sunday, Jan. 5 11:00 – 11:30 Wake Flow Mechanisms and Aerodynamic Forces of Owls During Flapping Flight KRISHNAN, K; BEN-GIDA, H; GUGLIELMO, CG; GURKA, R*; CCU; Technion; UWO; CCU rgurka@coastal.edu The mechanisms associated with the owls’ silent flight have been an active scientific research for decades as an inspiration to find solutions for noise […]
The dorsal velvet surface of owl feathers decreases sounds of rubbing during flapping flight
Meeting Abstract S6-5 Sunday, Jan. 5 09:00 – 09:30 The dorsal velvet surface of owl feathers decreases sounds of rubbing during flapping flight LEPIANE, K/L*; CLARK, C/J; University of California, Riverside; University of California, Riverside krista.lepiane@email.ucr.edu One wing feature that owls have evolved to silence their flight is the velvet, made up of elongated filamentous projections, or […]
