...-by-step control. Insect walking Slope Electromyography Kinematics Ground reaction force Joint torque The ability to adjust leg muscle activity to changes in the mechanical demands acting on the body is critical for stable walking. During walking, the mechanical demands can vary...

... insects use different leg coordination patterns in a speed-dependent way. Motor control Locomotion Insect walking Gait Walking is an important behavior for most terrestrial animals; in many species, it is the primary mode of locomotion used in various contexts such as foraging, migrating...

... slow walking there was no preferred phase between stumps and intact legs, we nevertheless found a preferred time interval between touch-down or lift-off events in intact legs and levation or depression of stumps. Based on these findings, we hypothesize that, as in other insects, walking speed...

... coordination within the segmental ganglion is strongest for the front legs, weaker for the rear legs, and not discernible for the middle legs. 05 05 1989 © 1989 by Company of Biologists 1989 insect walking intersegmental coordination lesions Numerous studies of insect walking have...

...Jeffrey Dean; Gernot Wendler ABSTRACT The relationship between standing and steady walking was investigated for stick insects walking on a wheel. Normal hexapod coordination patterns ensure that each point in the gait cycle has static stability. Nevertheless, stick insects show preferred stopping...