Producing non-steady-state gaits (starting, stopping, and turning) in a biologically realistic quadrupedal simulation

Multibody dynamic analysis (MDA) has become part of the standard toolkit used to reconstruct the biomechanics of extinct animals. However, its use is currently almost exclusively limited to steady state activities such as walking and running at constant velocity. If we want to reconstruct the full r...

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Main Authors: William Irvin Sellers, Charlotte Francesca Cross, Akira Fukuhara, Akio Ishiguro, Eishi Hirasaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.954838/full