Fig. 15.

Influence of curvature orientation on the trajectory of forces that will be generated at the vibrissa base. CF collisions generate larger net force vectors. For all subplots, colored circles indicate the angle through which the vibrissa has rotated against the sensor (inset, A). CB collision force trajectory plotted in gray; CF collision force trajectory plotted in black. A: force trajectory for the sensor positioned at 25% of the vibrissal arc length. B: force trajectory for the sensor positioned at 50% arc length. C: force trajectory for the sensor positioned at 75% arc length.