A physical model suggests that hip-localized balance sense in birds improves state estimation in perching: implications for bipedal robots
(2018)
Journal Article
Urbina-Meléndez, D., Jalaleddini, K., Daley, M. A., & Valero-Cuevas, F. J. (2018). A physical model suggests that hip-localized balance sense in birds improves state estimation in perching: implications for bipedal robots. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 5(38), https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2018.00038
In addition to a vestibular system, birds uniquely have a balance-sensing organ within the pelvis, called the lumbosacral organ (LSO). The LSO is well developed in terrestrial birds, possibly to facilitate balance control in perching and terrestrial... Read More about A physical model suggests that hip-localized balance sense in birds improves state estimation in perching: implications for bipedal robots.