...A. H. Dewolf; Y. P. Ivanenko; R. M. Mesquita; P. A. Willems ABSTRACT As the largest extant legged animals, elephants arguably face the most extreme challenge for stable standing. In this study, we investigated the displacement of the centre of pressure of 12 elephants during quiet standing. We...

... provides an excellent opportunity for the study of phalangeal adaptation towards fast, sustained bipedal locomotion. Data were gathered in a semi-natural setting with hand-raised, cooperative specimens. Dynamic pressure distribution, centre of pressure (CoP) trajectory and the positional inter-relationship...

..., forces that are distributed over the surface or the volume of a structure can be replaced with a single force that acts at a centre. Most physics texts describe the rationale for this replacement. This study uses three centres. The centre of pressure of the wings or tail is the point of application...