SEB Marseille 2008
General Biomechanics
Session organised by Peter Aerts (University of Antwerp)
Sunday 6th July
08:25 Introduction (Peter Aerts)
Chair: Peter Aerts
08:30 Dr Philip Anderson (University of Bristol)
The effect of blade design on fracture toughness in biological materials [A3.1]
08:50 Miss Charlotte Miller (The Royal Veterinary College)
Beyond shock absorbers: Elephant feet as multi-functional dynamic structures [A3.2]
09:10 Mr Ralf Nederlof (Wageningen University)
A biomechanical model of rock-drilling of Barnea candida (Bivalvia) [A3.3]
09:30 Mr Mark van Turnhout (Wageningen University)
Post natal development of collagen architecture in articular cartilage [A3.4]
09:50 Dr Evie Vereecke (The University of Liverpool)
The mechanical properties of the gibbon Achilles tendon and its role in locomotion [A3.5]
10:10 Refreshment Break
10:30 Dr Philip Brownridge (University of Liverpool)
Integrating Proteomics with Physiology: The influence of Parvalbumin isoforms on fish muscle performance. [A3.6]
10:50 Dr Rob James (Coventry University)
Do changes in muscle mechanics explain alterations in locomotor performance caused by thermal acclimation in the saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)? [A3.7]
11:10 Miss Angela M Berg (Harvard University)
Kinematics and muscle function during landing flight in the pigeon (Columba livia) [A3.8]
11:30 Dr Richard Bomphrey (Oxford University)
A semi-empirical model of blowfly flight dynamics and control developed using a VR simulator [A3.9]
11:50 Dr Anna Carruthers (Oxford University)
Flow control in the wings of a Steppe eagle Aquila nipalensis: Automatic aeroelastic devices [A3.10]
12:10 Dr Stacey Combes (Harvard University)
Aerial jousting in orchid bees: Biomechanics versus behavior in competitive interactions [A3.11]
12:30 Lunch
Chair: Sam Van Wassenbergh
13:30 Miss Maria-Jose Fernandez (University of California Berkeley)
Altitudinal variation in flight mechanics and energetics of the giant andean hummingbird [A3.12]
13:50 Dr Eize Stamhuis (University of Groningen)
Three-dimensional flow field around a flapping bird wing [A3.69]
14:10 Mr David Lentink (Wageningen University)
A leading edge vortex slows down the descent of maple seeds [A3.14]
14:30 Dr Daniel K. Riskin (Brown University)
Effects of body size on the wing kinematics of bats [A3.15]
14:50 Dr Bret Tobalske (University of Portland)
Aerodynamics of body lift during flap-bounding flight in birds [A3.16]
15:10 Refreshment Break
15:30 Dr James Usherwood (The Royal Veterinary College)
Constraints to wing morphology and kinematics imposed by inertia [A3.17]
15:50 Dr Simon M. Walker (University of Oxford)
3D reconstruction of the wing and body kinematics of hoverflies during free-flight [A3.18]
16:10 Dr John Young (University of New South Wales)
Numerical simulation of the aerodynamics of a desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) in forward flight [A3.19]
16:30 Mr Shane Windsor (University of Auckland)
Hydrodynamic imaging by blind Mexican cave fish (Astyanax fasciatus) [A3.20]
16:50 Prof. Johan L. van Leeuwen (Wageningen University)
The dynamic behaviour of the cricket ear predicted from first principles [A3.21]
Monday 7th July
Chair: Evie Vereecke
10:30 Mr Anthony Channon (University of Liverpool)
Morphological adaptations for jumping in the Gibbon hind limb [A3.22]
10:50 Mr Eloy Gálvez-López (University of Barcelona)
Size and shape in the carnivore scapula [A3.23]
11:10 Miss Carol Ann Hercock (University of Liverpool)
Adaptive remodelling of the distal thoracic limb bones of a canine athlete [A3.24]
11:30 Mrs Christine Tardieu (C.N.R.S.)
Learning to walk modifies the whole locomotor skeleton: Bipedalism and impact of gravity on humans [A3.25]
11:50 Mr Thibaud Souter (UMR 7179 / UMR 5143 CNRS-MNHN)
Re-interpreting avian hip-joint mechanics: experimental validation of 3D structuro-functional model of a complex joint [A3.26]
12:10 To be confirmed.
12:30 Lunch
Chair: Johan Van Leeuwen
13:20 Mr Mark Bowtell (Royal Veterinary College)
Effects of varying mass and inertia on maximum attainable running speed [A3.28]
13:40 Miss Patricia de Cocq (Wageningen University)
Horse-rider interaction: a simple model for different riding techniques at trot. [A3.29]
14:00 Ms Monique Haazelager (Experimental Zoology Group )
Equine aquatraining, the effect of water level on impact forces [A3.30]
14:20 Mr Dominic Farris (University of Bath)
The effects of orthotic heel lifts on achilles tendon force and strain during running [A3.31]
14:40 Dr John Hutchinson (The Royal Veterinary College)
Locomotor biomechanics of Asian elephants: Part II [A3.32]
15:00 Refreshment Break
15:20 Dr Carlos Moreno (Harvard University)
Mechanics and kinematics of 90 degree turns in goats [A3.33]
15:40 Dr Huiling Tan (Royal Veterinary College, University of London)
Acceleration and turning performance of polo horses under field conditions [A3.34]
16:00 Ms Femke van Beek (Wageningen University)
Stirrup force measurements during equine locomotion [A3.35]
16:20 Dr Sarah Williams (University of Liverpool)
The mechanics of acceleration and deceleration in a habitual prey animal, the European Hare [A3.36]
16:40 Mr Edwin Yoo (Harvard University)
Fore and hind limb dynamics during climbing jumps in goats (Capra hircus) [A3.37]
Tuesday 8th July
Chair: Rob JAMES
15:20 Mr Stéphane Montuelle (Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle)
Integration of trophic system and locomotor apparatus during predatory behaviour in Tupinambis merianae
15:40 Dr Sam Van Wassenbergh (Universiteit Antwerpen)
Dynamics of suction feeding in fish: insights from unsteady, rotationally symmetric CFD models [A3.39]
16:00 Dr Alexis Wiktorowicz Conroy (The Royal Veterinary College)
How to swim the Pufferfish way: A biomechanical and CFD analysis [A3.40]
16:20 Mr Nils Owsianowski (Bionics-Innovation-Center, University of Applied Sciences, Bremen, Germany)Drag reduction in schooling fish? - A CFD approach [A3.41]
16:40 Mr Jason Li (University of British Columbia)
Swimming in four goldfish (Carassius auratus) morphotypes: understanding functional design and performance through artificial selection [A3.42]
17:00 Dr Yoshinobu Inada (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency )
Analytical study of collective motion of organisms focusing on the link between local and global properties in a group [A3.43]
17:20 Mr Keith Chan (University of British Columbia)
Swimming in the upside down catfish Synodontis nigriventris: it matters which way is up [A3.44]
17:40 Dr Chris Richards (Harvard University)
Coordination of hindlimb joints to control speed in swimming frogs [A3.45]
Thursday 10th July
Chair: James Usherwood
08:00 Dr Anick Abourachid (Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle)
3D Kinematics of the walk of the quail [A3.46]
08:20 Dr Christofer Clemente (Cambridge)
Why Go Bipedal? Locomotion and morphology in Australian agamid lizards [A3.47]
08:40 Mr Hadi EL DAOU (ISIR,Universite Pierre et Marie Curie)
Biomimetic analysis of locomotion in tortoise, Geochelone graeca [A3.48]
09:00 Mr Ludovic D. Maes (Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris)
The variations of temporal and spatial limb coordination in dogs as a function of speed and gaits [A3.49]
09:20 Dr Walter Federle (University of Cambridge)
Pushing and pulling: direction dependence of insect attachment structures [A3.50]
09:40 Dr Anne Peattie (University of Cambridge)
Effect of morphological variation on single seta force in eight gecko species [A3.51]
10:00 Mrs Tina Steinbrecher (Institute for Materials Research II, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe)
Mechanics and morphology of permanent attachment systems of climbing plants [A3.52]
10:20 Refreshment Break
