Optimizing snake locomotion in the plane

DOI10.1098/rspa.2013.0236zbMath1348.74239arXiv1304.4479OpenAlexW2133137518MaRDI QIDQ2831302

Silas Alben

Publication date: 2 November 2016

Published in: Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1304.4479

zbMATH Keywords

optimizationfrictionslidingsnakelocomotion

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Biomechanical solid mechanics (74L15)

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