๐”– Bobbio Scriptorium
โœฆ   LIBER   โœฆ

Oscillations of force in the standing legs of a walking insect (Carausius morosus)

โœ Scribed by H. Cruse; G. Saxler

Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Year
1980
Tongue
English
Weight
439 KB
Volume
36
Category
Article
ISSN
0340-1200

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

โœฆ Synopsis

In the experiments presented here adult stick insects (Carausius morosus) walk on a treadwheel with various legs standing on platforms fixed relative to the body of the insect. These standing legs produce large forces directed towards the rear which are modulated in the rhythm of the walking legs. Neighbouring legs which both stand on a platform often oscillate "in phase". Possible reasons for the occurrence of the force oscillations are discussed.

๐Ÿ“œ SIMILAR VOLUMES

A model of leg coordination in the stick
A model of leg coordination in the stick insect,Carausius morosus
โœ Jeffrey Dean ๐Ÿ“‚ Article ๐Ÿ“… 1992 ๐Ÿ› Springer-Verlag ๐ŸŒ English โš– 989 KB

A model of interleg coordination presented in a separate report is evaluated here by perturbing the step pattern in three ways. First, when the initial leg configuration is varied, the simulated leg movements assume a stable coordination from natural starting configurations in a natural way (Fig. ).