A model for insect locomotion in the horizontal plane: Feedforward activation of fast muscles, stability, and robustness

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 261, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 210-226

  Kukillaya, Raghavendra P ^a   Holmes, Philip ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Hill muscle model; Legged locomotion; Neural activation; Passive stabilization; Running

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; INSECT; LOCOMOTION; MODELING; MUSCLE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COCKROACH; DYNAMICS; FAST MUSCLE; GAIT; GROUND REACTION FORCE; INSECT; KINEMATICS; LOCOMOTION; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORQUE; VELOCITY;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; EXTREMITIES; GAIT; INSECTS; JOINTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RUNNING; TORQUE;

ANIMALIA; BLABERUS DISCOIDALIS; BLATTARIA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 70349970697     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2009.07.036     Document Type: Article

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