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Joints. --- Animal mechanics. --- Articulations --- Mécanique animale

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Discovering the secrets of animal movement and what they can teach usInsects walk on water, snakes slither, and fish swim. Animals move with astounding grace, speed, and versatility: how do they do it, and what can we learn from them? In How to Walk on Water and Climb up Walls, David Hu takes readers on an accessible, wondrous journey into the world of animal motion. From basement labs at MIT to the rain forests of Panama, Hu shows how animals have adapted and evolved to traverse their environments, taking advantage of physical laws with results that are startling and ingenious. In turn, the latest discoveries about animal mechanics are inspiring scientists to invent robots and devices that move with similar elegance and efficiency.Hu follows scientists as they investigate a multitude of animal movements, from the undulations of sandfish and the way that dogs shake off water in fractions of a second to the seemingly crash-resistant characteristics of insect flight. Not limiting his exploration to individual organisms, Hu describes the ways animals enact swarm intelligence, such as when army ants cooperate and link their bodies to create bridges that span ravines. He also looks at what scientists learn from nature's unexpected feats-such as snakes that fly, mosquitoes that survive rainstorms, and dead fish that swim upstream. As researchers better understand such issues as energy, flexibility, and water repellency in animal movement, they are applying this knowledge to the development of cutting-edge technology.Integrating biology, engineering, physics, and robotics, How to Walk on Water and Climb up Walls demystifies the remarkable mechanics behind animal locomotion.

Animal mechanics. --- Bionics. --- Robotics. --- Mécanique animale. --- Bionique. --- Robotique. --- Animal mechanics --- Robots --- Robotics --- Design and construction --- Robots - Design and construction --- Mécanique animale. --- Design and construction.

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"A thorough understanding of the form, function, and design of animals is essential to any working biologist's knowledge. In the author's view, however, this fast-growing field of study can be made much more exciting and accessible with a hands-on, practical approach. This is the view of A Practical Guide to Vertebrate Mechanics." "This text can be considered an engineering book for biologists. The emphasis is on vertebrates, and each topic begins with a discussion of the underlying principles, followed immediately by practical experiments and laboratory exercises." "What sets this book apart from others on functional anatomy is its emphasis on practical work. Many of the experiments are simple to conduct. Detailed instructions for setting up the experiments are given in an appendix, and sample results are included to guide the student." "A Practical Guide to Vertebrate Mechanics will form an important part of undergraduate and beginning graduate courses for zoology, anatomy, biomechanics, and paleontology students."--Jacket.

Animal physiology. Animal biophysics --- Vertebrates --- Animal mechanics. --- Vertébrés --- Mécanique animale --- Morphology. --- Physiology. --- Morphologie --- Physiologie --- Animal movements (Physiology) --- Body mechanics, Animal --- Movements of animals (Physiology) --- Biomechanics --- Physiology --- Vertebrata --- Chordata --- Vertébrés --- Mécanique animale --- Animal mechanics --- Morphology

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Chronophotography. --- Art and photography. --- Human locomotion. --- Animal locomotion. --- Human mechanics. --- Animal mechanics. --- Photography --- Chronophotographie --- Art et photographie --- Locomotion humaine --- Locomotion animale --- Mécanique humaine --- Mécanique animale --- Photographie --- History --- Histoire --- Marey, Etienne-Jules, --- Marta Braun --- fotografie en film --- chronofotografie --- Marey Etienne-Jules --- 77.071 MAREY --- 77.037 BRAUN --- 77.01 BRAUN --- fotografie --- beweging --- Frankrijk --- negentiende eeuw

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Animal physiology. Animal biophysics --- Animal biochemistry --- Animals. --- Energy Metabolism. --- Locomotion. --- Movement. --- Movements --- Motion --- Locomotions --- Bioenergetics --- Energy Expenditure --- Bioenergetic --- Energy Expenditures --- Energy Metabolisms --- Expenditure, Energy --- Expenditures, Energy --- Metabolism, Energy --- Metabolisms, Energy --- Animalia --- Animal --- Metazoa --- Animal locomotion. --- Animal mechanics. --- Bioenergetics. --- Locomotor Activity --- Activities, Locomotor --- Activity, Locomotor --- Locomotor Activities --- Animals --- Energy Metabolism --- Locomotion --- Movement --- Animal locomotion --- Animal mechanics --- Locomotion animale --- Mécanique animale --- Bioénergétique --- physiology --- physiology.