Analysis of the three-dimensional trajectories of organisms: Estimates of velocity, curvature and torsion from positional information

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 961-982

  Crenshaw, Hugh C ^a   Ciampaglio, Charles N ^a   McHenry, Matthew ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Curvature; Finite helix fit; Locomotion; Motion analysis; Rigid body motion; Three dimensional trajectory; Torsion; Velocity

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; MALE; MOTION; PARAMECIUM TETRAURELIA; PHYSIOLOGY; SEA URCHIN; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; UROCHORDATA;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; MALE; MOTION; PARAMECIUM TETRAURELIA; SEA URCHINS; SPERM MOTILITY; UROCHORDATA;

ANIMALIA; ARBACIA PUNCTULATA; ASCIDIA; BOTRYLLOIDES; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CILIOPHORA; ECHINOIDEA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PARAMECIUM TETRAURELIA; UROCHORDATA;

EID: 0034127611     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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