Topics related to Spines/Claws

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Mostly Spine/Claw related work by MicheleLanzetta

• Related literature in:
  • SpineLiterature (in progress)
  • Costa&Cutkosky's paper on fractal surfaces

• Theory: HookingStrategy,
  • BumpedSurfaces, BumpRetractableSpineIntegration,
  • SurfaceProfileAcquisition, SurfaceDefinitions,
  • SurfaceInteraction, SpineScale? , SpineScaleDiscussion? , SpineTechnologyAdvantage, SpineVsClawDiscussion?
  • surfaces.ppt: surfaces and strategies for loading (from MarkCutkosky)

• Examples: SpineFabrication (a PPT presentation with photos). Some photos and more explanations in SpineAxialCompliance, SpinedLegs, SpineTriplets
• CastSpines - resin spines, with additives to increase hardness
• DistributedSpines (the "Velcro" like principle, demonstrated using steel wood)
• SqueezingOptions and SqueezingPrototypes
• SpineMaterials

• ClawTipMeasures - a twiki table with size and images of claw tips taken at the optical microscope