Zhouyi Wang, Yiping Feng, Bingcheng Wang, Jiwei Yuan, Baowen Zhang, Yi Song, Xuan Wu, Lei Li, Weipeng Li, Zhendong Dai
A precise measurement of animal behavior and reaction forces from their surroundings can help elucidate the fundamental principle of animal locomotion, such as landing and takeoff. Compared with stiff substrates, compliant substrates, like leaves, readily yield to loads, presenting grand challenges in measuring the reaction forces on the substrates involving compliance. To gain insight into the kinematic mechanisms and structural-functional evolution associated with arboreal animal locomotion, this study introduces an innovative device that facilitates the quantification of the reaction forces on compliant substrates, like leaves...
February 26, 2024: Biomimetics