Biology:Terradynamics

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Terradynamics is the study of forces and movement during terrestrial locomotion (particularly that using legs) on ground that can flow such as sand and soil.[1] The term "terradynamics" is used in analogy to aerodynamics for flying in the air and hydrodynamics for swimming in water. Terradynamics has been used "to predict a small legged robot’s locomotion on granular media".[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Li, Chen; Zhang, Tingnan; Goldman, Daniel I. (2013). "A terradynamics of legged locomotion on granular media". Science 339 (6126): 1408–1411. doi:10.1126/science.1229163. PMID 23520106. Bibcode2013Sci...339.1408L.