title: Biomechanism of impact resistance in the woodpecker's head and its application.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China.
authors.forename: LiZhen
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Shan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: XiaoYu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: XuFeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Niu
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: YiKun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ni
authors.forename: MeiYa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: ChengLong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: YuBo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fan
mesh_terms: D000054:Acceleration / Q000009:adverse effects; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D057005:Bioengineering; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001717:Birds / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006257:Head / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D023421:Models, Animal