2011
DOI: 10.1093/icb/icr114
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Aerial Righting Reflexes in Flightless Animals

Abstract: Animals that fall upside down typically engage in an aerial righting response so as to reorient dorsoventrally. This behavior can be preparatory to gliding or other controlled aerial behaviors and is ultimately necessary for a successful landing. Aerial righting reflexes have been described historically in various mammals such as cats, guinea pigs, rabbits, rats, and primates. The mechanisms whereby such righting can be accomplished depend on the size of the animal and on anatomical features associated with mo… Show more

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“…Several flightless animals have been shown to modulate their body posture during aerial behaviors in order to land from a fall or jump (Jusufi et al, 2011). This behavior is most familiar in the righting reflex of mammals, where the visual and vestibular systems trigger the production of rolling moments that reorient the body to a prone position so that the limbs can safely dissipate mechanical energy at impact.…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…Several flightless animals have been shown to modulate their body posture during aerial behaviors in order to land from a fall or jump (Jusufi et al, 2011). This behavior is most familiar in the righting reflex of mammals, where the visual and vestibular systems trigger the production of rolling moments that reorient the body to a prone position so that the limbs can safely dissipate mechanical energy at impact.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This behavior is most familiar in the righting reflex of mammals, where the visual and vestibular systems trigger the production of rolling moments that reorient the body to a prone position so that the limbs can safely dissipate mechanical energy at impact. Such postural changes include movements of the torso, appendages or tail, which modulate the instantaneous moment of inertia (Jusufi et al, 2011). Specifically, the mammalian righting reflex is largely driven by a combination of axial flexion, extension and torsion (Laouris et al, 1990).…”
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“…Active appendicular motions interacting with and using the surrounding flow field would facilitate righting and subsequent postural control for any jumping or falling arthropod. Similarly, in the origins of vertebrate flight, righting and control prior to the origins of wings may have influenced the evolution of aerodynamically functional wings, although inertial effects likely played more significant roles relative to the much smaller flying arthropods [1,10,34,35]. The kinematics and control features of aerial righting in small arthropods, as summarized in figure 7, are also potentially applicable to any small robotic device with projecting appendages (e.g.…”
Section: Aerial Righting Reflexes and The Origins Of Controlled Aeriamentioning
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“…Some flightless animals possess the ability to control body orientation while falling through air (Dudley et al, 2007;Dudley and Yanoviak, 2011;Jusufi et al, 2011;Yanoviak et al, 2005;Yanoviak et al, 2010;Yanoviak et al, 2011). Such ability should be particularly adaptive for arboreal creatures, which are more likely to fall down from a high perch, either intentionally or inadvertently (Yanoviak et al, 2005).…”
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