Soft skeletons transmit force with variable gearing
O. Ellers, K.-I. Ellers, A. S. Johnson, T. Po, S. Heydari, E. Kanso, M. J. McHenry
The paper models the mechanics of hydrostatic skeletons to show how variable gearing affects mechanical advantage and displacement advantage in natural and engineered systems.
bioRxiv · Mar 28, 2024Zoology