Meeting Abstract 49.2 Thursday, Jan. 6 Biomechanics of Tactile Sensor for Wall Following and Spatial Mapping MONGEAU, Jean-Michel*; JAYARAM, Kaushik; DEMIR, Alican; SAMPSON, E.G.; COWAN, N.J.; RULL, R.J.; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ.of California, Berkeley; Johns Hopkins Univ.; Johns Hopkins Univ.; Johns Hopkins Univ.; Univ. of California, Berkeley jmmongeau@berkeley.edu Arthropod antennae are multimodal sensors that provide feedback […]
sessions: Session 49
What are walking and running, and why Modeling optimization tested against gravity manipulation
Meeting Abstract 49.1 Thursday, Jan. 5 What are walking and running, and why? Modeling optimization tested against gravity manipulation BERTRAM, JEA*; HASANEINI, SJ; University of Calgary jbertram@ucalgary.ca Simulated reduced gravity studies indicate a fundamental difference between human walking and running. The metabolic cost of running decreases directly with decrease in gravity and kinematic patterns change substantially and […]
Walking in children – the story of an additional gait
Meeting Abstract 49.2 Thursday, Jan. 5 Walking in children – the story of an additional gait HUBEL, Tatjana Y*; USHERWOOD, James; Royal Veterinary College, London, UK; Royal Veterinary College, London, UK thubel@rvc.ac.uk Observations of walking in small children show that they move quite differently from what one would expect from downsized adults. Human adults are able to […]
Gait transitions independent of speed in Lesser Egyptian Jerboa
Meeting Abstract 49.6 Thursday, Jan. 5 Gait transitions independent of speed in Lesser Egyptian Jerboa MOORE, TY*; COOPER, KL; BIEWENER, AA; Harvard Concord Field Station; Harvard Medical School; Harvard Concord Field Station tymoore@fas.harvard.edu Terrestrial locomotion is well documented and characterized by distinct gait transitions with increasing speed, which can optimize locomotor economy. Past research on bipeds indicates […]
Describing gait transitions and the role of symmetry in control
Meeting Abstract 49.5 Thursday, Jan. 5 Describing gait transitions and the role of symmetry in control WILSHIN, S.D.*; HAYNES, G.C.; PORTEOUS, J.; SPENCE, A. J.; Royal Veterinary College; University of Pennsylvannia; Royal Veterinary College; Royal Veterinary College swilshin@rvc.ac.uk Gait transitions represent a natural perturbation away from steady state behaviour. As such they provide insight into how control […]
Center of mass mechanics in the squirrel monkey Saimiri sciureus
Meeting Abstract 49.4 Thursday, Jan. 5 Center of mass mechanics in the squirrel monkey Saimiri sciureus MILLER, CE*; GRANATOSKY, MC; O’NEILL, MC; BISHOP, KL; SCHMITT, D; Duke; Duke; Stony Brook University; Florida International University; Duke charlotte.miller@duke.edu The significance of whole body center of mass mechanics has been well studied in a range of bipedal and quadrupedal animals, […]
When Swarm Intelligence Isn’t Common Goals Alone Explain Emergence of Group Coordination in Asocial Embodied Robots
Meeting Abstract 49.5 Saturday, Jan. 5 When Swarm Intelligence Isn’t: Common Goals Alone Explain Emergence of Group Coordination in Asocial Embodied Robots DE LEEUW, JR*; LIVINGSTON, KR; PORTER, ME; LONG, JH; Indiana University; Vassar College; Vassar College; Vassar College jolong@vassar.edu Swarm theory postulates that local, sensory-based interactions between members of a group drive the formation of synchronized […]
The organization of wars by pavement ants
Meeting Abstract 49.2 Saturday, Jan. 5 The organization of “wars” by pavement ants GREENE, MJ; University of Colorado Denver michael.greene@ucdenver.edu The pavement ant (Tetramorium caespitum) is a tramp species commonly associated with human habitation in northern temperate regions. The species is well known for its ant “wars” in which thousands of workers from two colonies fight in […]
The differential reproductive success of spider lineages is dictated by their ability to “outrun” their parasitic inquilines
Meeting Abstract 49.1 Saturday, Jan. 5 The differential reproductive success of spider lineages is dictated by their ability to “outrun” their parasitic inquilines PRUITT, JN*; RIECHERT, SE; University of Pittsburgh; University of Tennessee Agelenopsis@gmail.com Understanding how the traits and actions of individuals unite to shape the collective behavior, life history, and performance of social groups is a […]
Playing the margins the fitness consequences of individual behavioral variation in the bluebanded goby (Lythrypnus dalli)
Meeting Abstract 49.4 Saturday, Jan. 5 Playing the margins: the fitness consequences of individual behavioral variation in the bluebanded goby (Lythrypnus dalli) SOLOMON-LANE, TK*; PRADHAN, DS; WILLIS, MC; CRUTCHER, JB; GROBER, MS; Georgia State Univ., Atlanta; Georgia State Univ., Atlanta; Georgia State Univ., Atlanta; Rhodes College, Memphis; Georgia State Univ., Atlanta tsolomonlane1@student.gsu.edu Social hierarchies affect individuals at […]
