A 3-D Biomechanical Model of the Salamander

  • Authors:
  • Auke Jan Ijspeert

  • Affiliations:
  • -

  • Venue:
  • VW '00 Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Virtual Worlds
  • Year:
  • 2000

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Abstract

This article describes a 3D biomechanical simulation of a salamander to be used in experiments in computational neuroethology. The physically-based simulation represents the salamander as an articulated body, actuated by muscles simulated as springs and dampers, in interaction with a simple environment. The aim of the simulation is to investigate the neural circuits underlying the aquatic and terrestrial locomotion of the real salamander, as well as to serve as test bed for investigating vertebrate sensorimotor coordination in silico.