Locomotion of snakes: A mechanical 'explanation'

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 37, Issue 41, 2000, Pages 5829-5837

  Kane, Thomas R ^a   Levinson, David A ^b  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

AUTOLEV; Locomotion; Multibody; Snakes

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

SOFTWARE PACKAGE AUTOLEV;

MECHANICS;

EID: 0033700846     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7683(99)00240-1     Document Type: Article

References (3)

1. Gray, J., 1946. The mechanism of locomotion in snakes. Journal of Experimental Biology 23 (2), 101-120.
2. Miller, G., 1988. The motion dynamics of snakes and worms. Computer Graphics 22 (4), 169-178.
3. Mosauer, W., 1932. On the locomotion of snakes. Science 76, 583-585.