Biomechanism of impact resistance in the woodpecker's head and its application  

作　　者：WANG LiZhen LU Shan LIU XiaoYu NIU XuFeng WANG Chao NI YiKun ZHAO MeiYa FENG ChengLong ZHANG Ming FAN YuBo 

机构地区：[1]Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education,School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering,Beihang University [2]Science China Press [3]Interdisciplinary Division of Biomedical Engineering,the Hong Kong Polytechnic University

出　　处：《Science China(Life Sciences)》2013年第8期715-719,共5页中国科学（生命科学英文版）

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (10925208,11120101001,11202017,11272038);Beijing Natural Science Foundation (7133245);Young Scholars for the Doctoral Program of Ministry of Education of China (20121102120039);the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (G-U624)

摘　　要：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.The woodpecker does not suffer head/eye impact injuries while drumming on a tree trunk with high acceleration(more than 1000×g) 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.

关 键 词：REVIEW BIOMECHANICS WOODPECKER head injury APPLICATION 

分 类 号：Q958[生物学—动物学]