Recent lab publications:
Hedrick, T. L., Tobalske, B. W., Ros, I. G., Warrick, D. R., Biewener A. A. (in press). Morphological and kinematic basis of the hummingbird flight stroke: scaling of flight muscle transmission ratio. P. R. Soc. B. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2011.2238.
Hedrick, T. L. (2011). Damping in flapping flight and its implications for manoeuvring, scaling and evolution. J. Exp. Biol. 214, 4073-4081 doi: 10.1242/jeb.047001.
Cheng, B., Deng, X., Hedrick, T. L. (2011). The mechanics and control of pitching manoeuvres in a freely flying hawkmoth (Manduca sexta). J. Exp. Biol. 214, 4092-4106 doi: 10.1242/jeb.062760.
Hedrick, T. L., and Robinson, A.K. (2010). Within-wingbeat damping: dynamics of continuous free-flight yaw turns in Manduca sexta. Biology Letters doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0083.
Hedrick, T. L., Cheng, B. and Deng, X. (2009). Wingbeat time and the scaling of passive rotational damping in flapping flight. Science 5924, 252-255.
Riskin, D. K., Willis, D. J., Iriarte-Diaz, J., Hedrick, T. L., Kostandov, M., Chen, J., Laidlaw, D. H., Breuer, K. S. and Swartz, S. M. (2008). Quantifying the complexity of bat wing kinematics. The Journal of Theoretical Biology 204, 604-615.
Hedrick, T. L. (2008). Software techniques for two- and three-dimensional kinematic measurements of biological and biomimetic systems. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics 3, 034001.
Hedrick, T. L., Usherwood, J.R. and Biewener, A. A. (2007). Low speed maneuvering flight of the rose-breasted cockatoo (Eolophus roseicapillus) II. Inertial and aerodynamic reorientation. J. Exp. Biol. 210, 1912-1924.
Hedrick, T. L. and Biewener, A. A. (2007). Low speed maneuvering flight of the rose-breasted cockatoo (Eolophus roseicapillus) I. Kinematic and neuromuscular control of turning. J. Exp. Biol. 210, 1897-1911.
Hedrick, T. L. and Biewener, A. A. (2007). Experimental Study of Low Speed Turning Flight in Cockatoos and Cockatiels. AIAA paper. 2007-0044.
Nishikawa, K., Biewener, A. A., Aerts, P., Ahn, A. N., Chiel, H. J., Daley, M. A., Daniel, T. L., Full, R. J., Hale, M. E., Hedrick, T. L. et al. (2007). Neuromechanics: an integrative approach for understanding motor control. Integr. Comp. Biol. icm024.
Hedrick, T. L. and Daniel, T. L. (2006). Inverse problems in the flight control of the hawkmoth Manduca sexta. J. Exp. Biol. 209, 3114-3130.
Soman, A. R., Hedrick, T. L., McGowan, C.R., Biewener, A. A. (2005). Regional patterns of pectoralis fascicle strain in the pigeon (Columba livia) during level flight. J. Exp. Biol. 208, 771-786.
Usherwood, J. R., Hedrick,
T. L.,
McGowan, C.R., Biewener, A. A. (2005). Dynamic pressure maps for wings
and tails of pigeons in slow, flapping flight, and their energetic
implications. J. Exp. Biol.
208, 355-369.
Hedrick, T. L., Usherwood, J. R. and Biewener, A. A. (2004). Wing inertia and whole body acceleration: an analysis of instantaneous aerodynamic force production in cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus) flying across a range of speeds. J. Exp. Biol. 207, 1689-1702.
Usherwood, J. R., Hedrick, T. L. and Biewener, A. A. (2003). The aerodynamics of avian takeoff from direct pressure measurements in Canada geese (Branta canadensis). J. Exp. Biol. 206, 4051-4056.
Hedrick, T. L., Tobalske, B. W. and Biewener, A. A. (2003). How cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus) modulate pectoralis power output across flight speeds. J. Exp. Biol. 206, 1363-1378.
Tobalske, B. W., Hedrick, T. L., Dial, K. P. and Biewener, A. A. (2003). Comparative power curves in bird flight. Nature 421, 363-366.
Tobalske, B. W., Hedrick,
T. L.
and Biewener, A. A. (2003). Wing kinematics of avian flight across
speeds. J. Avian Biol.
34, 177-184.
Hedrick, T. L.,
Tobalske,
B. W. and Biewener, A. A. (2002). Estimates of circulation and gait
change based on a three-dimensional kinematic analysis of flight in
cockatiels (Nymphicus
hollandicus)
and ringed turtle-doves (Streptopelia
risoria). J. Exp. Biol.
205, 1389-1409.
