This paper describes the kinematic analysis of two different cricket locomotion modalities, and the use of these data in a dynamic simulation to combine and simplify the insect’s complex three-dimensional movements. The results of this simulation will then become the input to the design and control of a microrobot capable of mimicking the walking and jumping behaviors of the cricket.

A rigid-flexible manipulator may be assigned tasks in a moving environment where the winds or vibrations affect the position and/or orientation of surface of operation. Consequently, losses of the contact and perhaps degradation of the performance may occur as references are changed. When the environment is moving, knowledge of the angle α between the contact surface and the horizontal is requi...

This paper introduces the Radial Elements Method – REM for the simulation of deformable objects. The REM was conceived for the real time, dynamic simulation of deformable objects. The method uses a combination of static and dynamic approaches to simulate deformations and dynamics of highly deformable objects. The real time performance of the method and its intrinsic properties of volume conserv...

This paper analyzes different policies that may promote the transition to sustainability, with particular focus on the energy sector. We present a dynamic simulation model where three different strategies for sustainability are identified: reduction in GHG emissions, improvements in energy efficiency and the development of the renewable energy sector. Our aim is to evaluate the dynamics that th...

The design of industrial parts feeders is a long, trial-anderror process that can take months – even for the design of feeders that orient only one type of part. This paper describes the use of dynamic simulation to expedite the design and prototyping of parts feeders. We give probabilistic descriptions of vibratory parts feeding behavior, and we present a comparison between simulated design ex...

Introduction and model structure The Conversion of Land Use and its Effects modelling framework (CLUE) (Veldkamp and Fresco, 1996; Verburg et al., 1999) was developed to simulate land use change using empirically quantified relations between land use and its driving factors in combination with dynamic modelling of competition between land use types. The modelling approach has been modified and ...

The modeling of legged locomotion is of central importance to the successful animation of human and animal gures. Since legged locomotion is typically diicult to animate using only kinematic modeling, alternative, more physically-based methods have to be employed. This paper discusses several methods for dynamic simulation of legged locomotion. Typical components of a dynamic simulation system ...

Integration of an Adaptive Ground Contact Model into the Dynamic Simulation of Gait

This paper presents a methodology for obtaining the equations corresponding to a mechanism that are necessary for carrying out a kinematic simulation. A simulation of this kind means obtaining the coordinates dependent on the system according to the movements imposed by the degrees of freedom. Unlike a dynamic simulation, where the set of elements moves according to the different external force...