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20222026
most citedCoordinating tiny limbs and long bodies: geometric mechanics of diverse undulatory lizard locomotion

44 citations · 73 across the 5 of their papers we have counts for

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5 papers

physics.flu-dyn2026

Vibrissa inspired geometries enhance sensitivity of wake-induced vibrations

Eva Erickson, Eric E. Handy-Cardenas, Joel W. Newbolt +2

We report on experiments designed to characterize the vortex-induced vibration (VIV) and wake-induced vibration (WIV) experienced by bluff bodies immersed in both steady and unstea…

cs.RO2025

The Omega Turn: A General Turning Template for Elongate Robots

Baxi Chong, Tianyu Wang, Kelimar Diaz +12

Elongate limbless robots have the potential to locomote through tightly packed spaces for applications such as search-and-rescue and industrial inspections. The capability to effec…

physics.flu-dyn2022★ 3 cited

Water surface swimming dynamics in lightweight centipedes

Kelimar Diaz, Baxi Chong, Steven Tarr +2

Study of the locomotion of a centipede (L. forficatus) at the air-water interface reveals that it does not predominantly use its 14 leg pairs to locomote; unlike most swimmers whic…

physics.bio-ph2022★ 26 cited

Self-propulsion via slipping: frictional swimming in multi-legged locomotors

Baxi Chong, Juntao He, Shengkai Li +5

Locomotion is typically studied either in continuous media where bodies and legs experience forces generated by the flowing medium, or on solid substrates dominated by friction. In…

physics.bio-ph2022★ 44 cited

Coordinating tiny limbs and long bodies: geometric mechanics of diverse undulatory lizard locomotion

Baxi Chong, Tianyu Wang, Eva Erickson +2

Although typically possessing four limbs and short bodies, lizards have evolved a diversity of body plans, from short-bodied and fully-limbed to elongate and nearly limbless. Such…