APPARATUS FOR SIMULATING A LOCOMOTION OR A MOVEMENT PROCESS OF AN ANIMAL

摘要

An apparatus for simulating a locomotion or a motion process of an animal 1, comprising an advancing unit 2 comprising a tread 3, wherein - the advancing unit 2 has at least one first inclined partial region 4 having a height difference 4' and at least one second horizontal partial region 6 having no height difference such that - each net weight portion 51 of the animal acting on the first inclined partial region 4 of the advancing unit 2 has a force component 52 acting parallel to the running direction 7 of the advancing unit 2 in the first inclined partial region 4 of the advancing unit, - such that the advancing unit 2 is driven by the motion and/or the net weight 50 of an animal 1 and/or by a force component 52 acting parallel to the running direction of the advancing unit 2.