FIG. 4.
Trends in the spatial distribution of forces and moments can be observed when the 3D contact point locations are appropriately color coded, as shown for the example of a straight, tapered whisker. All of the panels in this figure replicate the spatial distribution of contact points shown for the straight, tapered whisker in the top right panel of Figure 3. However, instead of coloring the contact points gray, each panel color codes the contact points according to one of six mechanical signals at the whisker base, as indicated in the titles (Fx, FT, FD, Mx, MB, MD). Supplementary Video S2 shows these mapping clouds rotating in 3D.