The scaling or ontogeny of human gait kinetics and walk-run transition: The implications of work vs. peak power minimization.

J.R. Usherwood , T.Y. Hubel , B.J.H. Smith , Z.T. Self Davies
Journal of Biomechanics 81 12 -21

5
2018
Mechanical and anatomical adaptations in terrestrial and aquatic buttercups to their respective environments

J.R. Usherwood , A.R. Ennos , D.J. Ball
Journal of Experimental Botany 48 ( 7) 1469 -1475

85
1997
Phasing of dragonfly wings can improve aerodynamic efficiency by removing swirl

James R Usherwood , Fritz-Olaf Lehmann
Journal of the Royal Society Interface 5 ( 28) 1303 -1307

97
2008
Minimalist analogue robot discovers animal-like walking gaits.

Benjamin J H Smith , James R Usherwood
Bioinspiration & Biomimetics 15 ( 2) 026004 -026004

2
2020
Accounting for elite indoor 200 m sprint results

James R Usherwood , Alan M Wilson
Biology Letters 2 ( 1) 47 -50

58
2006
10
2017
From wing shape to fluid dynamics in the barn owl (Tyto alba)

Jorn A Cheney , Jonathan PJ Stevenson , Nick E Durston , Jialei Song
bioRxiv

1
2020
Raptor wing morphing with flight speed

Jorn A Cheney , Jonathan PJ Stevenson , Nicholas E Durston , Masateru Maeda
Journal of The Royal Society Interface 18 ( 180) 20210349 -20210349

27
2021
Running over rough terrain: guinea fowl maintain dynamic stability despite a large unexpected change in substrate height

Monica A Daley , James R Usherwood , Gladys Felix , Andrew A Biewener
The Journal of Experimental Biology 209 ( 1) 171 -187

134
2006
Wing inertia and whole-body acceleration: an analysis of instantaneous aerodynamic force production in cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus)flying across a range of speeds

Tyson L Hedrick , James R Usherwood , Andrew A Biewener
The Journal of Experimental Biology 207 ( 10) 1689 -1702

93
2004
Dynamic pressure maps for wings and tails of pigeons in slow, flapping flight, and their energetic implications

James R Usherwood , Tyson L Hedrick , Craig P McGowan , Andrew A Biewener
The Journal of Experimental Biology 208 ( 2) 355 -369

60
2005
The aerodynamics of avian take-off from direct pressure measurements in Canada geese (Branta canadensis).

James R Usherwood , Tyson L Hedrick , Andrew A Biewener
The Journal of Experimental Biology 206 ( 22) 4051 -4056

32
2003
Force platforms as unsteady ergometers

James R Usherwood , Monica A Daley , Craig P McGowan

Virtual manipulation of tail postures of a gliding barn owl (Tyto alba) demonstrates drag minimization when gliding

Jialei Song , Jorn A Cheney , Richard J Bomphrey , James R Usherwood
Journal of the Royal Society Interface 19 ( 187) 20210710 -20210710

8
2022
Dynamics of hinged wings in strong upward gusts

Jonathan PJ Stevenson , Jorn A Cheney , James R Usherwood , Richard J Bomphrey
Royal Society Open Science 10 ( 5) 221607 -221607

2
2023
Understanding brachiation: insight from a collisional perspective.

James R Usherwood , John EA Bertram
The Journal of Experimental Biology 206 ( 10) 1631 -1642

74
2003
Basic Mechanisms of Bipedal Locomotion: Head‐Supported Loads and Strategies to Reduce the Cost of Walking

James R Usherwood , John E A Bertram
Understanding Mammalian Locomotion: Concepts and Applications 369 -384

1
2016
Legs as linkages: an alternative paradigm for the role of tendons and isometric muscles in facilitating economical gait

James R Usherwood
Journal of Experimental Biology 225 ( Suppl_1) jeb243254 -jeb243254

4
2022
The collisional geometry of economical walking predicts human leg and foot segment proportions

James R Usherwood
Journal of the Royal Society Interface 20 ( 200) 20220800 -20220800

2
2023