A Physical Model Suggests That Hip-Localized Balance Sense in Birds Improves State Estimation in Perching: Implications for Bipedal Robots

A Physical Model Suggests That Hip-Localized Balance Sense in Birds Improves State Estimation in Perching: Implications for Bipedal Robots

In addition to a vestibular system, birds uniquely have a balance-sensing organ within the pelvis, called the lumbosacral organ (LSO). The LSO is well developed in terrestrial birds, possibly to facilitate balance control in perching and terrestrial locomotion. No previous studies have quantified th...

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Main Authors: Darío Urbina-Meléndez, Kian Jalaleddini, Monica A. Daley, Francisco J. Valero-Cuevas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Robotics and AI
Subjects:
balance
lumbosacral organ
vestibular system
birds
perch
compliant robot
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/frobt.2018.00038/full

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