Lecture 1: Overview on Animal Locomotion
Control systems are closely coupled = (controller) (plant) Feedforward Control
Control systems are closely coupled =
Feedback Control
Forcing the issue ground reaction force exerted by leg ground reaction force shortening body
Force sensor Forcing the issue Ground reaction forces vary with time.
Forcing the issue
= =
Leaving the straight and narrow
Muscles are more than motors
sarcomere Muscles are more than motors
strain stress strain ( length /length) stress (force /area) stim extensor flexor 3) measure force 2) stimulate In phase 1) oscillate muscle Muscles are more than motors activate here
strain stress slope = stiffness changing activation phase Muscle do not have to work as motors to function. Muscles are more than motors
Physeter macrocephalus (Sperm Whale) largest toothed whale 20 meters long 50,000 Kilograms 70 year lifespan pan-global distribution 200,000 population
Central Nervous System
Central Pattern Generator motor nerve sensory nerve dorsal ventral
Musculoskeletal System
sarcomere Musculoskeletal System
myosin power stroke = 10 x M whale length = 60 M ~10 10 ratio Musculoskeletal System
myoglobin
Musculoskeletal System
Indohyus, 48 mya Musculoskeletal System
Hydrodynamic Force Velocity, U Force = ½ C S U 2 C = force coefficient of fluke S = Surface area of fluke U = velocity = density of sea water Hydrodynamics
path of fluke thrust +lift thrust -lift Hydrodynamics thrust +lift
Emits sound at 230 decibels! Sensory Systems
Can dive to 3 Kilometers Higher Order Locomotion
Lecture 1: Overview on Animal Locomotion