The use of antagonist muscle as a "catch" in explosive movement/
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2009.
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| author | Wellings, Peter J. (Peter John) |
| author2 | Hugh M. Herr. |
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| description | Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2009. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/545352019-04-11T08:15:34Z The use of antagonist muscle as a "catch" in explosive movement/ Wellings, Peter J. (Peter John) Hugh M. Herr. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2009. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 23). Explosive movements are necessary for many animals to capture prey or escape predators. The movements often require quick bursts of energy that cannot be supplied by muscles alone. Some animals, especially insects, store energy in their tendons by restraining motion with a physical catch, stretching the tendon by flexing the muscle and releasing the energy through the tendon. Since the tendon can release energy faster than the muscle, the peak powers can be much higher. This study asks whether an opposing muscle could be used as the catch in this scenario to restrain the motion. Using a novel apparatus developed in the MIT media lab, a model of this system was simulated using live muscle tissue. It was shown that for loads below 30% of the maximum force of the muscle, using an antagonist muscle as a catch could produce beneficial power amplifications. These amplifications increase as the load and muscle release rates decrease. by Peter J. Wellings. S.B. 2010-04-28T16:57:52Z 2010-04-28T16:57:52Z 2009 2009 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/54535 565950068 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 23 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering. Wellings, Peter J. (Peter John) The use of antagonist muscle as a "catch" in explosive movement/ |
| title | The use of antagonist muscle as a "catch" in explosive movement/ |
| title_full | The use of antagonist muscle as a "catch" in explosive movement/ |
| title_fullStr | The use of antagonist muscle as a "catch" in explosive movement/ |
| title_full_unstemmed | The use of antagonist muscle as a "catch" in explosive movement/ |
| title_short | The use of antagonist muscle as a "catch" in explosive movement/ |
| title_sort | use of antagonist muscle as a catch in explosive movement |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/54535 |
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