Journal
SCIENCE CHINA-LIFE SCIENCES
Volume 56, Issue 8, Pages 715-719Publisher
SCIENCE PRESS
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-013-4523-z
Keywords
review; biomechanics; woodpecker; head injury; application
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [10925208, 11120101001, 11202017, 11272038]
- Beijing Natural Science Foundation [7133245]
- Ministry of Education of China [20121102120039]
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University [G-U624]
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The woodpecker does not suffer head/eye impact injuries while drumming on a tree trunk with high acceleration (more than 1000xg) and high frequency. The mechanism that protects the woodpecker's head has aroused the interest of ornithologists, biologists and scientists in the areas of mechanical engineering, material science and electronics engineering. This article reviews the literature on the biomechanisms and materials responsible for protecting the woodpecker from head impact injury and their applications in engineering and human protection.
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