Steering by transient destabilization in piecewise-holonomic models of legged locomotion

Regular and Chaotic Dynamics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 267-282

  Proctor, J ^a   Holmes, P ^a,b  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Hybrid dynamical system; Insect locomotion; Passive stability; Piecewise holonomy; Robotics; Transient instability; Turning

Indexed keywords

EID: 56549116861     PISSN: 15603547     EISSN: 14684845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S1560354708040047     Document Type: Article

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