A dynamic model of thoracic differentiation for the control of turning in the stick insect

Biological Cybernetics

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 229-246

  Rosano, Hugo ^a   Webb, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Curve walking; Dynamic model; Locomotion; Robot; Simulation; Stick insect; Turning

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMIC MODELS; GAIT ANALYSIS; ROBOTS;

CURVE WALKING; LOCOMOTION; STICK INSECTS; THORACIC DIFFERENTIATION;

BIODIVERSITY;

CARAUSIUS MOROSUS; HEXAPODA; PHASMATODEA;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HISTOLOGY; INSECT; LIMB; LOCOMOTION; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; ROBOTICS; THORAX;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXTREMITIES; INSECTS; LOCOMOTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; ROBOTICS; THORAX;

EID: 34548309317     PISSN: 03401200     EISSN: 14320770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00422-007-0170-4     Document Type: Article

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