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Overview

Reinhard Blickhan is affiliated with Friedrich Schiller University Jena in Germany. Their research primarily spans the field of Engineering, with notable contributions in subfields such as Biomedical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Ecology, Mechanics of Materials, and Developmental Biology.

The scientist's research covers several key topics including:

  • Robotic Locomotion and Control
  • Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms
  • Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
  • Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
  • Silk-based biomaterials and applications

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Reinhard Blickhan include:

  • Measuring strain in the exoskeleton of spiders-virtues and caveats, 2021, Journal of Comparative Physiology A
  • Trunk and leg kinematics of grounded and aerial running in bipedal macaques, 2020, Journal of Experimental Biology

Other papers where Blickhan contributed as coauthor or in collaboration include:

  • Low leg compliance permits grounded running at speeds where the inverted pendulum model gets airborne, 2020, Journal of Theoretical Biology
  • Limb, joint and pelvic kinematic control in the quail coping with steps upwards and downwards, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • Comparative analysis of a geometric and an adhesive righting strategy against toppling in inclined hexapedal locomotion, 2021, Journal of Experimental Biology

Frequent co-authors working alongside Reinhard Blickhan are:

  • Emanuel Andrada
  • Naomichi Ogihara
  • Eishi Hirasaki
  • Tobias Siebert
  • Christian Rode

The primary venues for Reinhard Blickhan's publications encompass:

  • Journal of Experimental Biology
  • Journal of Comparative Physiology A
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Theoretical Biology
  • Biology Open

Best Publications

  • The spring mass model for running and hopping

    Reinhard Blickhan

  • Compliant leg behaviour explains basic dynamics of walking and running

    Hartmut Geyer;Andre Seyfarth;Reinhard Blickhan

  • Similarity in multilegged locomotion: Bouncing like a monopode

    R. Blickhan;R. J. Full

  • A movement criterion for running.

    Andre Seyfarth;Andre Seyfarth;Hartmut Geyer;Hartmut Geyer;Michael Günther;Reinhard Blickhan

  • Hopping frequency in humans: a test of how springs set stride frequency in bouncing gaits.

    C. T. Farley;R. Blickhan;J. Saito;C. R. Taylor

  • Spring-mass running: simple approximate solution and application to gait stability.

    Hartmut Geyer;Andre Seyfarth;Reinhard Blickhan

  • Positive force feedback in bouncing gaits

    Hartmut Geyer;Andre Seyfarth;Andre Seyfarth;Reinhard Blickhan

  • Leg design in hexapedal runners

    R J Full;R Blickhan;L H Ting

  • Dynamic and static stability in hexapedal runners

    L. H. Ting;Reinhard Blickhan;Robert J Full

  • Intelligence by mechanics.

    Reinhard Blickhan;Andre Seyfarth;Hartmut Geyer;Sten Grimmer

  • Joint stiffness of the ankle and the knee in running

    Michael Günther;Reinhard Blickhan

  • A finite-element model for the mechanical analysis of skeletal muscles.

    T. Johansson;P. Meier;Reinhard Blickhan

  • Locomotion Energetics of the Ghost Crab: II. Mechanics of the Centre of Mass During Walking and Running

    Reinhard Blickhan;Robert J. Full

  • The function of resilin in beetle wings.

    Fabian Haas;Stanislav Gorb;Reinhard Blickhan

  • Dynamics of the long jump.

    A. Seyfarth;A. Friedrichs;V. Wank;Reinhard Blickhan

  • The time course and frequency content of hydrodynamic events caused by moving fish, frogs, and crustaceans.

    H. Bleckmann;T. Breithaupt;R. Blickhan;J. Tautz

  • Stable operation of an elastic three-segment leg.

    André Seyfarth;Michael Günther;Reinhard Blickhan

  • Optimum take-off techniques and muscle design for long jump

    A. Seyfarth;Reinhard Blickhan;J. L. Van Leeuwen

  • Stabilizing function of skeletal muscles: an analytical investigation.

    Heiko Wagner;Reinhard Blickhan

  • Running on uneven ground: leg adjustment to vertical steps and self-stability

    Sten Grimmer;Michael Ernst;Michael Günther;Michael Günther;Reinhard Blickhan

  • Positive force feedback in bouncing gates

    Hartmut Geyer;Andre Seyfarth;Reinhard Blickhan

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Günther
Michael Günther University of Stuttgart
Andre Seyfarth
Andre Seyfarth Technical University of Darmstadt
Robert J. Full
Robert J. Full University of California, Berkeley
Lena H. Ting
Lena H. Ting Emory University
Walter Herzog
Walter Herzog University of Calgary
Andrew A. Biewener
Andrew A. Biewener Harvard University
Francesco Lacquaniti
Francesco Lacquaniti University of Rome Tor Vergata
Jürgen R. Reichenbach
Jürgen R. Reichenbach Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Fumiya Iida
Fumiya Iida University of Cambridge
Stanislav N. Gorb
Stanislav N. Gorb Kiel University

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