Meeting Abstract 93-4 Sunday, Jan. 6 10:45 – 11:00 When Time is Scarce, Timing is Almost Everything: a Comparative Analysis of Fast vs. Slow Insect Locomotor Control NEVELN, ID*; DALLMANN, CJ; SPONBERG, S; Georgia Institute of Technology; Bielefeld University; Georgia Institute of Technology ineveln2@gmail.com A cockroach may be easy to spot on your kitchen floor, but their […]
sessions: Session 93
Principles underlying control of multi-jointed limb
Meeting Abstract 93-6 Sunday, Jan. 6 11:15 – 11:30 Principles underlying control of multi-jointed limb BHANDAWAT, V; Duke University; Visa vb37@duke.edu Multi-jointed limbs allow an animal to tune its motor output finely, but controlling the many degrees of freedom resulting from multi-jointed limbs is a well-recognized challenge. A central question in motor control is how the nervous […]
Neuromechanical Model of Fly Leg
Meeting Abstract 93-2 Sunday, Jan. 6 10:15 – 10:30 Neuromechanical Model of Fly Leg TIRUMALAI, AS*; MCMAHAN, SB; HALL, SB; BISWAS, T; BHANDAWAT, V; Duke University; Duke University; Duke University; Loyola University of New Orleans; Duke University ast32@duke.edu Hexapod animal models, such as cockroaches and stick insects, have proven to be very useful in the development of […]
Moving with more legs is different a geometric mechanics perspective
Meeting Abstract 93-3 Sunday, Jan. 6 10:30 – 10:45 Moving with more legs is different: a geometric mechanics perspective REVZEN, S; Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor shrevzen@umich.edu http://www.birds.eecs.umich.edu Most animals walking on land are not bipeds like us, nor are they quadrupeds like our close land-vertebrate relatives — they have six or more legs, and usually move […]
General Template Model for Insect Locomotion
Meeting Abstract 93-1 Sunday, Jan. 6 10:00 – 10:15 General Template Model for Insect Locomotion CHUN, C*; BISWAS, T; BHANDAWAT, V; Duke Univ.; Loyola Univ. of New Orleans; Duke Univ. cc583@duke.edu Despite vast differences in animals’ size and number of legs, the trajectory of the center of mass (CoM) during locomotion can be described with simple mechanical […]
Biomechanics of crab skeletons on land
Meeting Abstract 93-7 Sunday, Jan. 6 11:30 – 11:45 Biomechanics of crab skeletons on land TAYLOR, J.R.A.; University of California, San Diego j3taylor@ucsd.edu As crabs made the evolutionary transition from aquatic to terrestrial environments, they faced a shift in the mechanical challenges imposed on their skeletal support systems. Exacerbating the challenges of transitioning to land is the […]
