Meeting Abstract 128-5 Monday, Jan. 7 11:00 – 11:15 Toe Spacing Induces Particle Jamming During Intrusion Into Granular Media PRAVIN, S*; HAN, E; JAEGER, H; HSIEH, ST; Temple University; The University of Chicago; The University of Chicago; Temple University tuh04350@temple.edu http://swapnilpravin.com Legged, terrestrial animals use a variety of foot shapes for moving across diverse terrain. Granular substrates […]
year: 2019
Limb joint mechanics during incline and decline locomotion in Alligator mississippiensis
Meeting Abstract 128-3 Monday, Jan. 7 10:30 – 10:45 Limb joint mechanics during incline and decline locomotion in Alligator mississippiensis ARIAS, AA*; AZIZI, E; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Irvine adriena@uci.edu https://adrienarias.wordpress.com Legged locomotion across non-level terrain poses several challenges to animals, requiring them to adjust their limb joint kinematics and kinetics to either dissipate […]
Large-scale, Automated Tracking of Ant Walking Reveals Kinematic Mechanisms Underlying Speed Constraints on Uneven Ground
Meeting Abstract 128-1 Monday, Jan. 7 10:00 – 10:15 Large-scale, Automated Tracking of Ant Walking Reveals Kinematic Mechanisms Underlying Speed Constraints on Uneven Ground CLIFTON, GT*; HOLWAY, D; GRAVISH, N; Univ. of California, San Diego; UCSD; UCSD glclifton@eng.ucsd.edu Ants walk long distances to find food and defend territories. Yet, the substrates they experience are typically rugged and […]
Kinematics of Specialist and Generalist Lizards Running on Level and Incline Granular Media
Meeting Abstract 128-2 Monday, Jan. 7 10:15 – 10:30 Kinematics of Specialist and Generalist Lizards Running on Level and Incline Granular Media MANTILLA, DC*; TUCKER, EL; HSIEH, ST; Temple Univ., Philadelphia; Temple Univ., Philadelphia; Temple Univ., Philadelphia dcmantilla@temple.edu The natural world is rich with a variety of terrestrial substrates exhibiting complex behavior. For example, granular media (GM) […]
Comparative geometric mechanics of animal locomotion in dissipative environments
Meeting Abstract 128-6 Monday, Jan. 7 11:15 – 11:30 Comparative geometric mechanics of animal locomotion in dissipative environments RIESER, JM*; ASTLEY, HC; GONG, C; CHONG, B; SCHIEBEL, PE; RANKIN, JW; MICHEL, K; NICIEZA, A; HUTCHINSON, JR; HATTON, RL; CHOSET, H; GOLDMAN, DI; Ga Tech; Univ. Akron; Carnegie Mellon; Ga Tech; Ga Tech; Royal Vet College; Royal Vet […]
The Emergence of Neuromechanical Resonance in the Control of Jellyfish Locomotion
Meeting Abstract 127-5 Monday, Jan. 7 11:00 – 11:15 The Emergence of Neuromechanical Resonance in the Control of Jellyfish Locomotion HOOVER, A P*; MILLER, L A; University of Akron; University of North Carlonia ahoover1@uakron.edu http://www.alexanderphoover.me In order for an organism to have an robust mode of locomotion, the underlying neuromuscular organization must be maneuverable in a changing […]
Stimulation of latent enhanced propulsion in free-swimming jellyfish
Meeting Abstract 127-4 Monday, Jan. 7 10:45 – 11:00 Stimulation of latent enhanced propulsion in free-swimming jellyfish XU, NW*; DABIRI, JO; Stanford University; Stanford University nicolexu@stanford.edu http://web.stanford.edu/~nicolexu External control of freely swimming jellyfish can facilitate testing of hypotheses regarding the evolution of efficient locomotion. It also enables an approach to soft robotics that simultaneously addresses longstanding challenges […]
Space utilization and orientation of cydippid ctenophores in simple shear and turbulence
Meeting Abstract 127-3 Monday, Jan. 7 10:30 – 10:45 Space utilization and orientation of cydippid ctenophores in simple shear and turbulence BYRON, M.L.*; BAIL, J.D.; MCHENRY, M.J.; Penn State University; Penn State University; University of California Irvine mbyron@psu.edu http://sites.psu.edu/byronlab Most ctenophore species generate propulsion exclusively by the metachronal motion of rows of long ciliary plates (ctenes). These […]
Locomotion in tomopterids How do these gelatinous, holopelagic worms swim
Meeting Abstract 127-1 Monday, Jan. 7 10:00 – 10:15 Locomotion in tomopterids: How do these gelatinous, holopelagic worms swim? KATIJA, K*; AOKI, N; HARNED, A; MUSHEGIAN, N; DANIELS, J; OSBORN, K; Monterey Bay Aquarium Res. Inst., Moss Landing; Cornell University, Cornell, NY; George Washington University, Washington DC; University of California, Berkeley; Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, […]
Hydrodynamic diversity in squid jets mediated by giant and non-giant axon systems
Meeting Abstract 127-7 Monday, Jan. 7 11:30 – 11:45 Hydrodynamic diversity in squid jets mediated by giant and non-giant axon systems LI, DH*; BARTOL, IK; GILLY, WF; Stanford University; Old Dominion University; Stanford University lidh@stanford.edu http://dianahli.wixsite.com/website Giant and non-giant axon systems in squid can act individually or in concert to control a diversity of jet-propelled maneuvers. The […]
