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A6 - General Biomechanics
Sunday 28th June
Session Organised by : Peter Aerts (University of Antwerp)
Chair: P. Aerts
09:00 Dr. Robbie S Wilson (The University of Queensland)
What makes a great footballer? Trade-offs between athleticism and skill in human
performance [A6.1]
09:20 Prof. Duncan J Irschick (University of Massachusetts at Amherst)
Functional and behavioral limits on human hammering performance [A6.2]
09:40 Dr. Roland Ennos (University of Manchester)
How the snipe makes its drumming sound [A6.3]
10:00 Miss Charlotte E Miller (Royal Veterinary College)
Spring or strut? Biomechanical specialisations in elephant limbs [A6.4]
10:20 Coffee
10:40 Prof. Adrià Casinos (University of Barcelona)
Geometry and parallelism in the long bones of rodents and ungulates [A6.5]
11:00 Dr. Michael Doube (Imperial College London)
Allometric scaling of trabecular bone [A6.6]
11:20 Mr. Mark C Van Turnhout (Experimental Zoology Group Wageningen University)
Post natal development of articular cartilage mechanics [A6.7]
11:40 Prof. Thomas Speck (University of Freiburg Competence Networks BIOKON and
Biomimetics)
Arborescent monocots as role models for biomimetic fibre-reinforced composites with
gradient structure [A6.8]
12:00 Dr. Tom Masselter (University of Freiburg)
Branching in nature and technics: Plants as role models for bio-inspired branched fibrereinforced composites [A6.9]
12:20 Dr. Tobias Seidl (European Space Agency)
Passive oscillation damping in plant stems [A6.10] (oral presentation withdrawn – to be
presented as poster).
12:40 Lunch
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Chair: S. Van Wassenbergh
13:30 Dr. Susannah K Thorpe (University of Birmingham)
The impact of branch flexibility on orangutan locomotion [A6.11]
13:50 Miss Fana Michilsens (University of Antwerp)
Brachiation kinematics: the effects of support variation [A6.12]
14:10 Dr. Huiling Tan (Royal Veterinary College)
Turning performance of horses [A6.13]
14:30 Dr. Carlos Moreno (Harvard University)
The roll plane: body lean angle and ground reaction forces in turning goats [A6.14]
14:50 Miss Pauline Addis (Newcastle University)
Development of equine locomotion with age is linked to tendon stiffness [A6.15]
15:10 Coffee
15:40 Miss Heather Paxton (Royal Veterinary College)
Chickens on the cheap: Broiler chicken walking mechanics [A6.16]
16:00 Mr. Joakim Genin (Université Catholique de Louvain)
External, internal and total work during locomotion in Asian elephants [A6.17]
16:20 Miss Penny E Hudson (Royal Veterinary College)
High speed locomotion: insights from cheetahs and racing greyhounds [A6.18]
16:40 Mr. Mark V Bowtell (Royal Veterinary College)
Increased whole body inertia decreases maximum attainable running speed in humans
[A6.19]
17:00 Mr. Lars Reinhardt (Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena Institute of Sportscience
Motionscience)
Measurement of ground reaction forces in wood ants during straight locomotion on a
level surface [A6.20]
17:20 End of session (day 1)
Monday 29th June
Session organised by: Peter Aerts (University of Antwerp)
Chair: J. Barnes
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10:30 Mrs. Yvonne Blum (Locomotion Laboratory University of Jena)
Leg parameter adaptation for stable running [A6.21]
10:50 Mr. Martin Groß (Locomotion Lab FSU-Jena)
Swing-leg strategies for stable dog trotting [A6.22]
11:10 Mrs. Susanne W Lipfert (Lauflabor Locomotion Laboratory University of Jena
Germany)
Kinematic variability for dynamic stability in human gait [A6.23]
11:30 Mr. Toshiyuki Nakata (Chiba University Japan)
Aerodynamic performance of flapping flexible wing in insect Flight [A6.24]
11:50 Dr. Hiroto Tanaka (The University of Tokyo)
Passive unsteady aerodynamic force of a swallowtail butterfly [A6.25]
12:10 Dr. Masaki Fuchiwaki (Kyushu Institute of Technology)
Vortex flow visualization of a flapping butterfly wing performing a fixed flight [A6.26]
12:30 Lunch
Chair: S. Thorpe
13:30 Miss Rhea Von Busse (Bielefeld University)
Bat flight — Comparison of kinematics and aerodynamics between two nectar feeding
species [A6.27]
13:50 Dr. Melissa S Bowlin (Lund University)
Aerodynamic costs of flying with holey wings [A6.28]
14:10 Dr. Anna C Carruthers (Oxford University)
Aerofoil sections from a Steppe eagle Aquila nipalensis in free flight: wind tunnel and
computational testing [A6.29]
14:30 Dr. Bret W Tobalske (University of Montana)
Effects of flight speed upon muscle activity and metabolic rate in hummingbirds [A6.30]
14:50 Miss Angela M Berg (Harvard University)
Mechanisms of takeoff and landing flight in columbids [A6.31]
15:10 Coffee
15:40 Dr. Christofer J Clemente (Cambridge University)
Evidence for self-cleaning in fluid-based smooth and hairy adhesive systems of insects
[A6.32]
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16:00 Dr. W. Jon. P. Barnes (Glasgow University)
Structural correlates of adhesion and friction in tree frog toe pads [A6.33]
16:20 Dr. Anne M Peattie (Univ. of Cambridge)
Attachment forces of single tarantula adhesive setae [A6.34]
16:40 Dr. Roland Ennos (University of Manchester)
The frictional properties of human finger pads [A6.35]
17:00 End of session (day 2)
Tuesday 30th June
Chair: R. Ennos
Chair: R. Ennos
08:20 Dr. Emma F Hodson-Tole (Manchester Metropolitan University)
Patterns of motor unit recruitment in feline ankle extensor muscles during different
motor tasks [A6.36]
08:40 Dr. Rob S James (Coventry University)
Mechanisms underlying the sprint-endurance trade-off in rat lateral gastrocnemius
muscle mechanics [A6.37]
09:00 Mr. Tom Weihmann (Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena)
Muscle properties of the tibia-metatarsus joint flexors in the labidognath spider
Cupiennius salei [A6.38]
09:20 Mr. Daniel Reid (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen)
Modelling hydrodynamics and swimming efficiency of fish [A6.39]
09:40 Mr. Jonathan Voise (IRBI CNRS UMR 6035)
Managing fluid and wave resistances by whirligig beetles swimming on water surface
[A6.40]
10:00 Coffee
10:20 Dr. Jonathan Cox (Bath University)
Three-dimenisonal structure and hydrodynamics of the nasal passageway of a hagfish
[A6.41]
10:40 Dr. Sam Van Wassenbergh (Universiteit Antwerpen)
Pivot feeding performance in pipefish and seahorses analysed by forward dynamic
modelling [A6.42]
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11:00 Mr. Egon Heiss (University of Vienna)
Feeding performance in two chelonian frontier-runners: Manouria emys and
Sternotherus odoratus [A6.43]
11:20 Prof. Bruce Young (University of Massachusetts Lowell)
Vertical posturing, defensive strikes, and leaping in African elapid snakes [A6.44]
11:40 Mr. Kyle Roskilly (The Royal Veterinary College)
GPS-INS integration: A valuable tool for measurement of kinematics in the field [A6.45]
12:00 Dr. Yoshinobu Inada (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA))
Dynamical aspects of relationship between group-shape and mutual interaction in a
collective motion of organisms [A6.46]
12:20 Dr. Andrew J Spence (Royal Veterinary College)
Speed, strategy, drag and drafting in Thoroughbred horse racing [A6.47]
12:40 Lunch/end of session (day 3)
Wednesday 1st July
Chair: A. Spence
08:20 Miss Heather L More (Simon Fraser University)
Scaling of sensorimotor control in terrestrial mammals [A6.48]
08:40 Dr. Thomas J Roberts (Brown University)
Tendons as power attenuators [A6.49]
09:00 Dr. Emanuel Azizi (Brown University)
Biaxial strain and variable stiffness in aponeuroses [A6.50]
09:20 Dr. Gregory S Sawicki (Brown University)
Mechanical power amplification in a compliant muscle-tendon working on an inertial
load in gravity [A6.51]
09:40 Mr. Henry C Astley (Brown University)
Decoupling of muscle shortening and joint kinematics during frog jumping [A6.52]
10:00 Coffee/end of session (day 4)