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  • Geometry of Locomotion

    Creator:
    Ramasamy, Suresh
    Abstract:
    Many animals and robots move through the world by coupling cyclical changes in shape called gaits to an interaction with the environment. Because mobility is an important aspect of such robots, a key metric when evaluating design and performance of mobile robots is the efficiency of their optimal gaits. The...
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    in the tangential direction e‖ produces no change in area, as the area of the triangle given by half

  • Orb Web Vibrations: Modeling, Localization, and Measurement

    Creator:
    Otto, Andrew W.
    Abstract:
    The orb web is a multipurpose structure---serving as a home for its inhabitant spider, as a prey capture device, and as a physical extension of the spider’s sensing abilities. Biologists are particularly interested in the spider’s ability to locate prey trapped in its web by sensing the vibrations induced from...
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    Dissertation
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    advance of a predator. What information is available to orb weaving spiders from web vibrations, and how