A functional analysis of some multi-bar linkage mechanisms in animals

This thesis presents a functional analysis of some multi-bar linkage mechanisms in animals. In particular it investigates the effect of multi-bar linkage mechanisms on the locomotion efficiency of animals. Three case studies are presented. The first case study involves modeling the deployment of the...

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Main Author: Wang, Jiao
Published: University of Bristol 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.658570