How can geckoes walk on the ceiling and basilisk lizards run over water? What are the aerodynamic effects that enable small insects to fly? What are the relative merits of squids' jet-propelled swimming and fishes' tail-powered swimming? Why do horses change gait as they increas…
Basic terminology -- Skeletal considerations for movement -- Muscular considerations for movement -- Neurological considerations for movement -- Functional anatomy of the upper extremity -- Functional anatomy of the lower extremity -- Functional anatomy of the trunk -- Linear ki…
Evolutionary biomechanics is the study of evolution through the analysis of biomechanical systems. Its unique advantage is the precision with which physical constraints and performance can be predicted from first principles. Instead of reviewing the entire breadth of the biomech…
Mobile robots range from the Mars Pathfinder mission's teleoperated Sojourner to the cleaning robots in the Paris Metro. This text offers an introduction to the fundamentals of mobile robotics, spanning the mechanical, motor, sensory, perceptual, and cognitive layers the field c…
"Packed with problem sets, examples, and original line drawings, Biodynamics is an invaluable text for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and instructors in medicine, biology, physiology, biophysics, and bioengineering."--Jacket.
You can never step in the same river twice, goes the old adage of philosophy. An observation on the transitory nature of fluids in motion, this saying also describes the endless variations researchers face when studying human movement. Understanding these biodynamics why the wir…
Gait analysis is the systematic study of human walking. This book aims to bring gait analysis out of the ivory tower of the research laboratory and put it where it belongs, in the real world of the clinic.
Adams and Stashak’s Lameness in Horses is a reference on equine lameness. The Sixth Edition is in full color, the text has been revised and has a stronger emphasis on the diagnosis and management of lameness. A supplementary DVD provides a complete guide to diagnosing lameness, …