Mode-adaptive neural networks for quadruped motion control

H Zhang, S Starke, T Komura, J Saito - ACM Transactions on Graphics …, 2018‏ - dl.acm.org
Quadruped motion includes a wide variation of gaits such as walk, pace, trot and canter, and
actions such as jum**, sitting, turning and idling. Applying existing data-driven character …

Carl: Controllable agent with reinforcement learning for quadruped locomotion

YS Luo, JH Soeseno, TPC Chen… - ACM Transactions on …, 2020‏ - dl.acm.org
Motion synthesis in a dynamic environment has been a long-standing problem for character
animation. Methods using motion capture data tend to scale poorly in complex environments …

Opportunities and challenges in applying AI to evolutionary morphology

Y He, JM Mulqueeney, EC Watt… - Integrative …, 2024‏ - academic.oup.com
Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to revolutionize many aspects of science, including the
study of evolutionary morphology. While classical AI methods such as principal component …

Bio-inspired gait transitions for quadruped locomotion

J Humphreys, J Li, Y Wan, H Gao… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2023‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Develo** gaits inspired by animal locomotion for quadruped robots has become a
prevalent approach in achieving dynamic locomotion. Analogous to animal gaits, they …

Neuromuscular basis of Drosophila larval rolling escape behavior

PC Cooney, Y Huang, W Li, DM Perera… - Proceedings of the …, 2023‏ - pnas.org
When threatened by dangerous or harmful stimuli, animals engage in diverse forms of rapid
escape behaviors. In Drosophila larvae, one type of escape response involves C-shaped …

Environmental and managerial factors associated with pack stock distribution in high elevation meadows: Case study from Yosemite National Park

C Walden-Schreiner, YF Leung, T Kuhn… - Journal of environmental …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Parks and protected areas are integral strategies for biological diversity conservation, and
their management often involves balancing visitor use with resource protection. Effectively …

Generalizing wave gestures from sparse examples for real-time character control

H Rhodin, J Tompkin, KI Kim, E De Aguiar… - ACM Transactions on …, 2015‏ - dl.acm.org
Motion-tracked real-time character control is important for games and VR, but current
solutions are limited: retargeting is hard for non-human characters, with locomotion bound to …

Gait and Trajectory Optimization by Self‐Learning for Quadrupedal Robots with an Active Back Joint

A Masuri, O Medina, S Hacohen… - Journal of Robotics, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents an efficient technique for a self‐learning dynamic walk for a
quadrupedal robot. The cost function for such a task is typically complicated, and the number …

Effect of the trimming of the toe region of healthy horses forelimb hooves on morphology, distal angles and locomotion by cinematography

VBB Rosa, JM Alonso, D Pizzigatti… - Arquivo Brasileiro de …, 2022‏ - SciELO Brasil
Seven forelimb hooves from healthy horses were submitted to regular trimming and fourteen
days later, submitted to toe trimming. Toe angle and length, lateral and medial heels, frog …

A proposal of the kinematic model of the horse leg musculoskeletal system by using closed linkages

D Batbaatar, H Wagatsuma - 2019 IEEE International …, 2019‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In part, closed loop mechanisms can be found in musculoskeletal systems in animals, which
are not only composed of combinations with bones and muscles but also of tendons in …