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ArticleScientific reports2021

Dynamical determinants enabling two different types of flight in cheetah gallop to enhance speed through spine movement.

Tomoya Kamimura, Shinya Aoi, Yasuo Higurashi, Naomi Wada, Kazuo Tsuchiya, Fumitoshi Matsuno

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Tomoya KamimuraDepartment of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Nagoya, Japan. kamimura.tomoya@nitech.ac.jp.
Shinya AoiDepartment of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Yasuo HigurashiLaboratory of System Physiology, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Naomi WadaLaboratory of System Physiology, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Kazuo TsuchiyaDepartment of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Fumitoshi MatsunoDepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Kyoto University · JPYamaguchi University · JPNagoya Institute of Technology · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cheetahs use a galloping gait in their fastest speed range. It has been reported that cheetahs achieve high-speed galloping by performing two types of flight through spine movement (gathered and extended). However, the dynamic factors that enable cheetahs to incorporate two types of flight while galloping remain unclear. To elucidate this issue from a dynamical viewpoint, we developed a simple analytical model. We derived possible periodic solutions with two different flight types (like cheetah galloping), and others with only one flight type (unlike cheetah galloping). The periodic solutions provided two criteria to determine the flight type, related to the position and magnitude of ground reaction forces entering the body. The periodic solutions and criteria were verified using measured cheetah data, and provided a dynamical mechanism by which galloping with two flight types enhances speed. These findings extend current understanding of the dynamical mechanisms underlying high-speed locomotion in cheetahs.

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Models, BiologicalAcinonyxAnimalsBiomechanical PhenomenaGaitRunningSpine

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PMID33953253
PMCPMC8099890
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