Anatomical study of Coleopteran hind leg and its motion control via electric stimulation

• Main Author: Chong, Wen Jie
• Other Authors: Hirotaka Sato
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/68436
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In this report, anatomical study of an insect (Mecynorrhina torquata, beetle) and its hind leg motion control via electrical stimulation was demonstrated. Anatomical studies show that the beetle hind leg contains three antagonistic pairs of muscles that controls protraction/retraction, levation/depr...