Non-equilibrium trajectory dynamics and the kinematics of gliding in a flying snake

Bioinspiration and Biomimetics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Socha, John J ^a   Miklasz, Kevin ^b   Jafari, Farid ^a   Vlachos, Pavlos P ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE MOVEMENTS; BODY ORIENTATION; EQUILIBRIUM STATE; GLIDING TRAJECTORY; INITIAL VELOCITIES; LIFT-TO-DRAG RATIO; NON EQUILIBRIUM; TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS;

ANALYTICAL MODELS; ANIMALS; DRAG; DYNAMICS; LIFT DRAG RATIO; MODELS; TRAJECTORIES;

LOADING;

ANIMALIA; SERPENTES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMIMETICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLYING; FRICTION; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SNAKE;

ANIMALS; BIOMIMETICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; FRICTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SNAKES; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 78649702221     PISSN: 17483182     EISSN: 17483190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-3182/5/4/045002     Document Type: Article

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