The aim of this work is to exploit flow-induced vibration for energy harvesting. A cantilever beam carrying a tip mass in the form of a lightweight box having a square, triangular, or semicircular cross-section is designed to undergo galloping oscillations when subjected to an incoming wind stream. Electrical power is extracted from the self-excited flexural vibration of the beam through an ele...

Few equine studies exist comparing the effects of different forms of training. This study tested the following hypothesis: interval training (IT) results in similar or better fitness parameters in Thoroughbreds when compared to continuous incremental training (CT) of the same workload with fewer galloping strides. Two groups of five horses underwent 6 weeks of IT or CT. Fitness levels were esta...

Galloping instability relating to cross-wind vibrations can be found in flexible and lightly damped structures. In the present paper, reliability of a thin-walled steel beam maintaining its galloping stability was examined using probabilistic approach. The analysis considered random variation cross-sectional geometrical properties beam, material elastic modulus, structural damping wind speed. A...

The relative motion of the visceral mass may be important to ventilation during running. A visceral piston hypothesis predicts that, during galloping, cranial motion of the liver during expiration and caudal motion of the liver during inspiration may characterize efficient quadrupedal mammalian locomotion. Although a theoretical model based on vibration mechanics casts doubt on this prediction,...

In view of the galloping pace of globalization that is transforming the world into a global village, close international cooperation is essential in the detection , prevention, and control of communicable diseases.

The cheetah and racing greyhound are of a similar size and gross morphology and yet the cheetah is able to achieve a far higher top speed. We compared the kinematics and kinetics of galloping in the cheetah and greyhound to investigate how the cheetah can attain such remarkable maximum speeds. This also presented an opportunity to investigate some of the potential limits to maximum running spee...

The gallop differs from most other quadrupedal gaits in that each limb plays a unique role. This study compares the ground forces applied by the four limbs and uses force differences between limbs to address the question of why the gallop is the fastest quadrupedal gait. Individual ground forces were recorded from each of the four limbs as six dogs galloped down a runway at constant speed. Tria...