All Outputs (2)

Dynamics of hinged wings in strong upward gusts (2023)
Journal Article
Stevenson, J., Cheney, J., Usherwood, J., Bomphrey, R., & Windsor, S. (2023). Dynamics of hinged wings in strong upward gusts. Royal Society Open Science, 10(5), https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.221607

A bird's wings are articulated to its body via highly mobile shoulder joints. The joints confer an impressive range of motion, enabling the wings to make broad, sweeping movements that can modulate quite dramatically the production of aerodynamic loa... Read More about Dynamics of hinged wings in strong upward gusts.

The collisional geometry of economical walking predicts human leg and foot segment proportions (2023)
Journal Article
Usherwood, J. (2023). The collisional geometry of economical walking predicts human leg and foot segment proportions. Journal of the Royal Society, Interface, 20(200), https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2022.0800

Human walking appears complicated, with many muscles and joints performing rapidly varying roles over the stride. However, the function of walking is simple: to support body weight as it translates economically. Here, a scenario is proposed for the s... Read More about The collisional geometry of economical walking predicts human leg and foot segment proportions.