Calcar femorale variation in extant and fossil hominids: Implications for identifying bipedal locomotion in fossil hominins.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2022.103183
Abstract: The calcar femorale is an internal bony structure of the proximal femur considered to be functionally related to bipedal locomotion. Among extant primates, the presence of a calcar femorale has been so far documented in… read more here.
Keywords: calcar femorale; calcar; fossil; bipedal locomotion ... See more keywords
Body and tail-assisted pitch control facilitates bipedal locomotion in Australian agamid lizards
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DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2018.0276
Abstract: Certain lizards are known to run bipedally. Modelling studies suggest bipedalism in lizards may be a consequence of a caudal shift in the body centre of mass, combined with quick bursts of acceleration, causing a… read more here.
Keywords: australian agamid; locomotion; tail; agamid lizards ... See more keywords
Modifications of the locomotor system in habitually quadrupedal humans
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DOI: 10.1111/joa.13693
Abstract: The acquisition of habitual bipedal locomotion, which resulted in numerous modifications of the skeleton was a crucial step in hominid evolution. However, our understanding of the inherited skeletal modifications versus those acquired while learning to… read more here.
Keywords: locomotion; bipedal locomotion; brother; quadrupedal brother ... See more keywords
Steady bipedal locomotion with a forward situated whole‐body centre of mass: the potential importance of temporally asymmetric ground reaction forces
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DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12521
Abstract: Bipedalism has repeatedly evolved in many independent lineages throughout tetrapod history. Despite being widespread, the fundamental biomechanical factors involved in bipedalism remain unclear. This study experimentally investigated bipedalism in facultatively bipedal lizards and obligatorily bipedal… read more here.
Keywords: temporal asymmetry; locomotion; forward situated; bipedal locomotion ... See more keywords
The Utility of Interappendicular Connections in Bipedal Locomotion.
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DOI: 10.2174/1381612822666161216115947
Abstract: Homo sapiens constitute the only currently obligate bipedal mammals and, as it stands, upright bipedal locomotion is a defining characteristic of humans. Indeed, while the evolution to bipedalism has allowed for the upper limbs to… read more here.
Keywords: interappendicular connections; locomotion; connections bipedal; utility interappendicular ... See more keywords
Multimodal bipedal locomotion generation with passive dynamics via deep reinforcement learning
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DOI: 10.3389/fnbot.2022.1054239
Abstract: Generating multimodal locomotion in underactuated bipedal robots requires control solutions that can facilitate motion patterns for drastically different dynamical modes, which is an extremely challenging problem in locomotion-learning tasks. Also, in such multimodal locomotion, utilizing… read more here.
Keywords: locomotion; passive dynamics; bipedal locomotion; reinforcement learning ... See more keywords
Hybrid Bipedal Locomotion Based on Reinforcement Learning and Heuristics
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DOI: 10.3390/mi13101688
Abstract: Locomotion control has long been vital to legged robots. Agile locomotion can be implemented through either model-based controller or reinforcement learning. It is proven that robust controllers can be obtained through model-based methods and learning-based… read more here.
Keywords: locomotion; bipedal locomotion; reinforcement learning; hybrid bipedal ... See more keywords