Study on the Interaction between Soil and the Five-Claw Combination of a Mole Using the Discrete Element Method

A mole is a born digger spending its entire existence digging tunnels. The five claws of a mole’s hand are combinative to cut soil powerfully and efficiently. However, little was known in detail about the interaction between the soil and the five-claw combination. In this study, we simulated the soi...

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Main Authors: Yuwan Yang, Mo Li, Jin Tong, Yunhai Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Applied Bionics and Biomechanics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7854052
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