” and an action (movement and/or force production) takes place towards the newly established equilibrium state. If the referent position of the body moves in such a way that it is always somewhat ahead of its current position (Figure 11.13), a whole-body motion will take place, and it ...
Schematic diagram of mag-bot. (A) A schematic of fruit fly larva movement displays the phases of peristaltic motion in which a larva anchors its head, pulls its tail towards its head, anchors hind portions of its body, and then pushes its head forwards. In many organisms13,17, such waves...
When a stretching force is applied, a negative Poisson’s ratio tensioning mechanism presents a coupled extension motion in two orthogonal directions (along and perpendicular to the force), while a zero Poisson’s ratio mechanism provides an elongation movement in the direction of the force, but ...
Soft, worm-like robots show promise in complex and constrained environments due to their robust, yet simple movement patterns. Although many such robots have been developed, they either rely on tethered power supplies and complex designs or cannot move e
Following a detailed analysis of the caterpillar’s locomotion, we were able to mimic both its crawling movement and locomotion by using the unique isometric compression of the modules and properly programing the anterograde modular peristaltic contractions. The bioinspired locomotion of the Metarpillar ...
Or, a landslide may cause the movement of a large rock mass down a slope, dam a river, and create a flood. In these scenarios, M4 can leverage its versatility to achieve mobility that fits diverse mission requirements in search and rescue. For instance, when ground locomotion is not ...
However, the movement of a walking biped is close to rolling 2012/9/21 wangweilab@buaa.edu.cn 4 ROBOTICS INSTITUTE, BEIHANG UNIVERSITY Locomotion Concepts Walking of a Biped Biped walking mechanism Not far from real rolling rolling of a polygon with slide length ...
It is important to understand that the interactions between muscles and tendons are responsible for the resulting movement where also storage and release of elastic energy are key [12-14]. As direct views on the behaviour of full muscle and tendon complexes during locomotion are limited, ...
4). For example, sagittal movement states and joints that have a large range of motions usually have a higher contribution to locomotion than others. During trotting, as the rear legs deliver more power to propel the robot forward and overcome energy loss caused by friction and impacts, the ...
The intermediate and deep layers of the SC are involved in sensorimotor transformation and motor functions7. The motor functions of the SC include saccadic eye movement12,13,14, head movement15,16, and locomotion17,18. From a neuroethological perspective, the SC may use these motor functions ...