Mechanical models for insect locomotion: Dynamics and stability in the horizontal plane I. Theory

Biological Cybernetics

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 501-515

  Schmitt, John ^a   Holmes, Philip ^a,b  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COCKROACH; INSECT; LOCOMOTION; MOTION; PHYSIOLOGY; ROBOTICS; RUNNING;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COCKROACHES; INSECTS; LOCOMOTION; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTION; ROBOTICS; RUNNING;

EID: 0034543525     PISSN: 03401200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004220000181     Document Type: Article

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