Bird cranial linkage
To run the example below, ensure that you have R installed on your system as well as the R packages linkR and svgViewR. Then, copy and paste the following code into the R console.
# Get specimen data owl <- linkR_data('owl') # Copy landmarks for easy reference lms <- owl$landmarks # Define joint coordinates joint.coor <- lms[c('nc_qd_l_R', 'ju_qd_R', 'ju_ub_R', 'nc_ub_R', 'pt_qd_R', 'pa_pt_R', 'pa_pt_R', 'pa_pt_R', 'pa_ub_R', 'nc_qd_l_L', 'ju_qd_L', 'ju_ub_L', 'nc_ub_L', 'pt_qd_L', 'pa_pt_L', 'pa_pt_L', 'pa_pt_L', 'pa_ub_L'), ] # Define joint types joint.types <- c('R', 'S', 'S', 'R', 'S', 'S', 'P', 'S', 'S', 'R', 'S', 'S', 'R', 'S', 'S', 'P', 'S', 'S') # Define joint constraints joint.cons <- list( lms['nc_qd_l_R', ]-lms['nc_qd_m_R', ], NA, NA, lms['nc_ub_L', ]-lms['nc_ub_R', ], NA, NA, lms['nc_ub_L', ]-lms['nc_ub_R', ], NA, NA, lms['nc_qd_l_L', ]-lms['nc_qd_m_L', ], NA, NA, lms['nc_ub_R', ]-lms['nc_ub_L', ], NA, NA, lms['nc_ub_R', ]-lms['nc_ub_L', ], NA, NA) # Define two links connected by each joint joint.conn <- rbind( c('neurocranium', 'quadrate_R'), c('quadrate_R', 'jugal_R'), c('jugal_R', 'upperbeak'), c('upperbeak', 'neurocranium'), c('quadrate_R', 'pterygoid_R'), c('pterygoid_R', 'pp-slide_R'), c('pp-slide_R', 'neurocranium'), c('pp-slide_R', 'palatine_R'), c('palatine_R', 'upperbeak'), c('neurocranium', 'quadrate_L'), c('quadrate_L', 'jugal_L'), c('jugal_L', 'upperbeak'), c('upperbeak', 'neurocranium'), c('quadrate_L', 'pterygoid_L'), c('pterygoid_L', 'pp-slide_L'), c('pp-slide_L', 'neurocranium'), c('pp-slide_L', 'palatine_L'), c('palatine_L', 'upperbeak') ) # Define points associated with links link.points <- owl$landmarks # Define links with which points are associated link.assoc <- owl$lm.assoc # Define lines connecting associated points path.connect <- owl$path.connect # Define linkage linkage <- defineLinkage(joint.coor=joint.coor, joint.types=joint.types, joint.cons=joint.cons, link.points=link.points, link.assoc=link.assoc, joint.conn=joint.conn, path.connect=path.connect, ground.link='neurocranium') # Animate linkage anim <- animateLinkage(linkage, input.param=seq(-0.07,0.17,length=30), input.joint=1) # Draw linkage drawLinkage(anim, file='owl.html', animate.reverse=TRUE)
This will create an interactive visualization as an ".html" file that can be opened in any compatible web browser. See svgViewR Interactive Commands for instructions on how to interact with svgViewR animations.