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Animal Dynamics

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2022) | Viewed by 2780

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Prof. Dr. Dan B. Marghitu

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
Interests: nonlinear dynamics; mechanical impact; mechanisms; robots; vibrations
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Dear Colleagues,

The purpose of this special issue is to gather a collection of articles reflecting the latest developments in dynamics of animal locomotion.  Prospective authors are encouraged to submit their quality research contributions describing original results, empirical, experimental, or theoretical studies in the complex area of animal locomotion.  Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to: mechanical simulation, sensory information and acquisition, musculo-skeletal dynamics, interaction with the ground, equations of motion, control.

Prof. Dr. Dan B. Marghitu
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • animal locomotion
  • sensory information
  • musculo-skeletal dynamics
  • nonlinear dynamics
  • control

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12 pages, 369 KiB  
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Impact of Horse Hoof Wall with Different Solid Surfaces
by Jing Zhao, Dan B. Marghitu, John Schumacher and Wenzhong Wang
Appl. Sci. 2020, 10(23), 8743; https://doi.org/10.3390/app10238743 - 07 Dec 2020
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This study aimed to investigate the impact of a horse hoof wall on three solid surfaces: steel, concrete and asphalt. Impact experiments were conducted for different impact angles and different initial impact velocities. The effect of impact surfaces, impact angles and initial impact [...] Read more.
This study aimed to investigate the impact of a horse hoof wall on three solid surfaces: steel, concrete and asphalt. Impact experiments were conducted for different impact angles and different initial impact velocities. The effect of impact surfaces, impact angles and initial impact velocities on the coefficient of restitution and the effective coefficient of friction were tested using one-way ANOVA. Analytical and numerical modeling of the impact were developed. The impact interval was divided into two phases: compression and restitution. For compression, a contact force with a damping term was used. The restitution was characterized by an elastic contact force. The stiffness and damping coefficients of the contact force were estimated from the normal impacts. The simulated velocities after the oblique impacts were compared to the velocities in the in vitro investigation. The coefficient of restitution varied significantly on different surfaces. The effective coefficient of friction was lower on steel compared to concrete and asphalt. The model presented in this study can be applied to refine the impact simulation of the equine hoof during locomotion. Full article
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