Avi Amir

Biologically-constrained insect models enable realistic simulations and improve biomechanical predictions of locomotion

The paper develops biologically-constrained 3D models of insect locomotion, improving simulation realism and biomechanical predictions by integrating anatomical and passive biomechanical constraints.

Multiple locomotion gaits in the mole cricket

This study quantitatively characterizes the locomotion gaits of mole crickets, identifying a previously unreported backward-bound gait and using biomechanical modeling and deep reinforcement learning to test form-function relationships.

Six-legged-bound: a newly-described insect gait

The paper describes a new insect gait called backward-bound in mole crickets, which is used to escape danger and is characterized by specific leg coordination patterns.