TY - GEN
T1 - Adaptive locomotion mechanisms inherent in the musculoskeletal structure
AU - Ogihara, Naomichi
AU - Nakatsukasa, Masato
AU - Sugimoto, Yasuhiro
AU - Aoi, Shinya
AU - Tsuchiya, Kazuo
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Animals are capable of generating locomotion adaptive to various environments by coordinated regulation of a complex musculoskeletal system. Such intelligent locomotor mechanisms seem to emerge partly from intrinsic mechanical properties of the musculoskeletal system. This paper outlines some of the biomechanical elements exploited for the generation of adaptive locomotion in animals, and present an anatomically based biomechanical model of a Japanese monkey being constructed to elucidate the dynamic principles embedded in inherent musculoskeletal structures underlying the emergence of adaptive locomotion.
AB - Animals are capable of generating locomotion adaptive to various environments by coordinated regulation of a complex musculoskeletal system. Such intelligent locomotor mechanisms seem to emerge partly from intrinsic mechanical properties of the musculoskeletal system. This paper outlines some of the biomechanical elements exploited for the generation of adaptive locomotion in animals, and present an anatomically based biomechanical model of a Japanese monkey being constructed to elucidate the dynamic principles embedded in inherent musculoskeletal structures underlying the emergence of adaptive locomotion.
KW - Functional morphology
KW - Locomotion
KW - Mobiligence
KW - Musculoskeletal system
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U2 - 10.1109/SICE.2006.315035
DO - 10.1109/SICE.2006.315035
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:34250764210
SN - 8995003855
SN - 9788995003855
T3 - 2006 SICE-ICASE International Joint Conference
SP - 4495
EP - 4498
BT - 2006 SICE-ICASE International Joint Conference
T2 - 2006 SICE-ICASE International Joint Conference
Y2 - 18 October 2006 through 21 October 2006
ER -