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Tail-assisted pitch control in lizards, robots and dinosaurs

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  • Thomas Libby

    (Center for Interdisciplinary Bio-Inspiration in Education and Research, University of California)

  • Talia Y. Moore

    (University of California)

  • Evan Chang-Siu

    (University of California)

  • Deborah Li

    (University of California)

  • Daniel J. Cohen

    (University of California)

  • Ardian Jusufi

    (University of California)

  • Robert J. Full

    (University of California)

Abstract

Comparison of real lizards with a robotic version and a dinosaur model shows that lizards use their tails to control body pitch in aerial motion by means of transfer of angular momentum from the body to the tail.

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  • Thomas Libby & Talia Y. Moore & Evan Chang-Siu & Deborah Li & Daniel J. Cohen & Ardian Jusufi & Robert J. Full, 2012. "Tail-assisted pitch control in lizards, robots and dinosaurs," Nature, Nature, vol. 481(7380), pages 181-184, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:481:y:2012:i:7380:d:10.1038_nature10710
    DOI: 10.1038/nature10710
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