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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"terrestrial locomotion"”.
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Design, fabrication and mechanical optimization of multi-scale anisotropic feet for terrestrial locomotion
… methods have been studied to achieve optimal locomotion over surface features of differing length scales. It has been shown that anisotropy is a convenient way of transferring an undirected force to a preferred direction or movement. In this thesis, the fundamentals of friction were studied to …
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Bio-inspired design of an aerial-terrestrial multi-modal robot
… of a multi-modal robot capable of aerial and terrestrial locomotion. Versatile multi-modal robots are favorable for their wide range of operational environments. Although several multi-modal robotic platforms have been built, their performances in two different modes are not balanced. We took …
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Locomotor Ontogeny and the Evolution of Avian Flight
… wing and leg locomotor modules, and exploited terrestrial and aerial environments. Specializing one set of limbs for terrestrial locomotion and one set for flight presumably facilitates navigation of aerial environments without compromising terrestrial locomotion, and vice versa. Therefore …
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Locomotor Ontogeny and the Evolution of Avian Flight
… wing and leg locomotor modules, and exploited terrestrial and aerial environments. Specializing one set of limbs for terrestrial locomotion and one set for flight presumably facilitates navigation of aerial environments without compromising terrestrial locomotion, and vice versa. Therefore …
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Modelling and Simulation of the Nonlinear Dynamics of Arrays of Coupled Filaments for Robot Walkers
… types of organized coordinated patterns used for locomotion, among other functions. One notable type of coordination is called metachronal, which manifests through wave propagation across the filaments, and it is inherently related to motility and locomotion. The same type of wave phenomena are …
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Developmental, ecological and biological drivers of macroevolutionary trajectories of postcranial morphological diversification in bats
… of foraging niches, including quadrupedal terrestrial locomotion. One of the most striking adaptations seen in bats is the highly derived forelimb, specialised as a wing. Our understanding of the evolution of bat forelimb ecomorphology has been limited by the lack of a robust fossil record. …
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NEOICHNOLOGY OF BATS: MORPHOLOGICAL, ECOLOGICAL, AND PHYLOGENETIC INFLUENCES ON TERRESTRIAL BEHAVIOR AND TRACKMAKING ABILITY WITHIN THE CHIROPTERA
… pollen-eaters), carnivores (predators of small terrestrial vertebrates), piscivores (fish eaters), sanguinivores (blood eaters), and omnivores (eat animals and plant material). Modern bats also demonstrate a wide range of terrestrial abilities while feeding, including: (1) those that primarily …