Mechanical analysis of avian feet

dc.contributor.author	Backus, Spencer B.	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sustaita, Diego	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Odhner, Lael U.	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2016-07-30T01:39:20Z
dc.date.available	2016-07-30T01:39:20Z
dc.date.issued	2015	en_US
dc.identifier.other	HPU4160465	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://lib.hpu.edu.vn/handle/123456789/22397	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The grasping capability of birds’ feet is a hallmark of their evolution, but the mechanics of avian foot function are not well understood. Two evolutionary trends that contribute to the mechanical complexity of the avian foot are the variation in the relative lengths of the phalanges and the subdivision and variation of the digital flexor musculature observed among taxa. We modelled the grasping behaviour of a simplified bird foot in response to the downward and upward forces imparted by carrying and perching tasks, respectively.	en_US
dc.format.extent	17 p.	en_US
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.subject	Biology	en_US
dc.subject	Biomechanics	en_US
dc.subject	Robotics	en_US
dc.subject	Birds	en_US
dc.subject	Grasping	en_US
dc.subject	Foot morphology	en_US
dc.subject	Underactuatedmechanisms	en_US
dc.subject	Digit flexors	en_US
dc.title	Mechanical analysis of avian feet	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
dc.size	1.47MB	en_US
dc.department	Education	en_US