Pierre MORETTO Full Professor at Toulouse 3 University

Présentation

The research projects are conducted at the Centre de Recherche sur la Cognition Animale (CRCA UMR CNRS UPS 5169), Centre de Biologie Integrative (CNRS-UPS), in the Collective Animal Behaviour (CAB) team.

The primary focus is on load-carrying, investigated at two scales, both in humans and ants. The approach integrates biomechanics and physics (dimensionless) and contributes to biomimicry and biorobotics.

Publications

Article dans une revue (54)

A 2D kinetic approach of a collective load carrying in Paratrechina longicornis ants Jordan Drapin,Pierre-Alexandre Grott,Gerard Latil,Vincent Fourcassié,Pierre Moretto Multidisciplinary Biomechanics Journal, 2025, 49th congress of the Société de Biomécanique, ⟨10.46298/mbj.14575⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04738068v2
Importance of linebreaks in rugby union: The case of a winning team Thomas Bechard,Maud Combe,Pierre Moretto,Cristian Pasquaretta Journal of Sports Analytics, 2025, 11, ⟨10.1177/22150218251377524⟩ Article dans une revue hal-05568622v1
A machine learning and explainability-driven methodology for identifying winning strategies in Rugby Union Arnaud Odet,Thomas Bechard,Pierre Moretto,Sebastien Dejean,Cristian Pasquaretta Decision Analytics Journal, 2025, 15, pp.100568. ⟨10.1016/j.dajour.2025.100568⟩ Article dans une revue hal-05021650v1
Design features of the kinematic chain of the ant exoskeleton Santiago Arroyave-Tobon,Jordin Drapin,Jean-Marc Linares,Pierre Moretto Procedia CIRP, 2023, 119, pp.855-860. ⟨10.1016/j.procir.2023.01.019⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04551171v1
Kinematic modeling at the ant scale: propagation of model parameter uncertainties Santiago Arroyave-Tobón,Jordan Drapin,Anton Kaniewski,Jean-Marc Linares,Pierre Moretto Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022, 10, ⟨10.3389/fbioe.2022.767914⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03592115v1
Test Benches for comparing the performance of an ant's leg with a hexapod robot's Leg Ilya Brodoline,Pierre Moretto,Stéphane Viollet,Vincent Fourcassié,Julien Serres IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Magazine, 2022, 5 (9), pp.36-41. ⟨10.1109/MIM.2022.9955461⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03854123v1
Biomechanical effects of the addition of a precision constraint on a collective load carriage task Nour Sghaier,Guillaume Fumery,Vincent Fourcassié,Nicolas Turpin,Pierre Moretto Royal Society Open Science, 2022, 9 (8), pp.220636. ⟨10.1098/rsos.220636⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03853847v1
Impacts au Rugby à XV : suivi longitudinal et distribution par postes en club Elite F. Lokteff,Rémy Canet,S. Drissi,P. Moretto Science & Sports, 2022, 37 (4), pp.286-293. ⟨10.1016/j.scispo.2021.08.005⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04551140v1
Center of Mass behavior during forward and backward walking Nour Sghaier,Nicolas A Turpin,Pierre Moretto Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging & Visualization, 2022, 25 (Sup1), pp.281-283 Article dans une revue hal-04551160v1
A biomechanical study of load carriage by two paired subjects in response to increased load mass Guillaume Fumery,Nicolas A Turpin,Laetitia Claverie,Vincent Fourcassié,Pierre Moretto Scientific Reports, 2021, 11 (1), ⟨10.1038/s41598-021-83760-6⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03419713v1
3D kinematic of the leg joints at the ant scale Jordan Drapin,Santiago Arroyave-Tobón,Jean-Marc Linares,Vincent Fourcassié,Pierre Moretto Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 2021, 46th CONGRESS OF THE SOCIÉTÉ DE BIOMÉCANIQUE, 24 (sup1), pp.S61-S62. ⟨10.1080/10255842.2021.1978758⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04551112v1
Load sharing during team lifting Nour Sghaier,A Bongiovanni,Nicolas A Turpin,Pierre Moretto Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 2021, 46ème Congrès Société Biomécanique, 24 (sup1), pp.S174-S176. ⟨10.1080/10255842.2021.1978758⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04551107v1
Impacts characterisation in Rugby Union Florent Lokteff,Remy Canet,Saad Drissi,Pierre Moretto Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 2020, 23 (sup1), pp.S175-S177. ⟨10.1080/10255842.2020.1813425⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04551064v1
Dynamics of locomotion in the seed harvesting ant Messor barbarus: effect of individual body mass and transported load mass Hugo Merienne,Gérard Latil,Pierre Moretto,Vincent Fourcassié PeerJ, 2020, 9, pp.e10664. ⟨10.7717/peerj.10664⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03065525v1
3D Distribution of the Forces applied on a Load transported by a Dyad Nour Sghaier,G. Fumery,Vincent Fourcassié,Pierre Moretto Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 2020, 45th Congress of the Société de Biomécanique, 23 (sup1), pp.S282-S284. ⟨10.1080/10255842.2020.1816293⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04551043v1
Walking kinematics in the polymorphic seed harvester ant Messor barbarus: influence of body size and load carriage Hugo Merienne,Gérard Latil,Pierre Moretto,Vincent Fourcassié Journal of Experimental Biology, 2019, 223 (3), pp.jeb205690. ⟨10.1242/jeb.205690⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04550407v1
Spontaneous change from seated to standing cycling position with increasing power is associated with a minimization of cost functions Antony Costes,Nicolas A Turpin,David Villeger,Pierre Moretto,Bruno Watier Journal of Sports Sciences, 2018, 36 (8), pp.907 - 913. ⟨10.1080/02640414.2017.1346272⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01887320v1
ANALYSIS OF GAIT DURING INDEPENDENT AND PAIRED WALKING IN ADULTS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY: A CASE REPORT Guillaume Fumery,Vincent Fourcassié,Pierre Moretto,Véronique Bourg Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine - Clinical Communications, 2018, 1, ⟨10.2340/20030711-1000009⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02327210v1
WALKING PATTERN EFFICIENCY DURING COLLECTIVE LOAD TRANSPORT Guillaume Fumery,Laetitia Claverie,Vincent Fourcassié,Pierre Moretto Gait & Posture, 2018, 64, pp.244-247. ⟨10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.06.114⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04550358v1
Can muscle coordination explain the advantage of using the standing position during intense cycling? Nicolas A Turpin,Antony Costes,Pierre Moretto,Bruno Watier Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 2017, 20 (6), pp.611 - 616. ⟨10.1016/j.jsams.2016.10.019⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04325453v1
Discrete sensors distribution for accurate plantar pressure analyses Laetitia Claverie,Anne Ille,Pierre Moretto Medical Engineering & Physics, 2016, 38 (12), pp.1489-1494. ⟨10.1016/j.medengphy.2016.09.021⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04401947v1
Ergonomics of load transport in the seed harvesting ant Messor barbarus : morphology influences transportation method and efficiency A. Bernadou,Pierre Moretto,Antoine Felden,Vincent Fourcassié,Mathieu Moreau Journal of Experimental Biology, 2016, 219 (18), pp.2920-2927. ⟨10.1242/jeb.141556⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02386400v1
Elastic energy in locomotion: Spring-mass vs. poly-articulated models Pierre Moretto,Antony Costes,Bruno Watier Gait & Posture, 2016, 48, pp.183 - 188. ⟨10.1016/j.gaitpost.2016.05.015⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04325459v1
Transferability between Isolated Joint Torques and a Maximum Polyarticular Task: A Preliminary Study Antony Costes,David Villeger,Pierre Moretto,Bruno Watier Journal of Human Kinetics, 2016, 50 (1), pp.5-14. ⟨10.1515/hukin-2015-0136⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01663019v1
Upper limb and trunk muscle activity patterns during seated and standing cycling Nicolas A Turpin,Antony Costes,Pierre Moretto,Bruno Watier Journal of Sports Sciences, 2016, pp.1-8. ⟨10.1080/02640414.2016.1179777⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04325443v1
A reduction of the saddle vertical force triggers the sit–stand transition in cycling Antony Costes,Nicolas A Turpin,David Villeger,Pierre Moretto,Bruno Watier Journal of Biomechanics, 2015, 48 (12), pp.2998-3003. ⟨10.1016/j.jbiomech.2015.07.035⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01663013v1
A preliminary study suggests that walk-to-run transition is consistent with mechanical optimization Bruno Watier,David Villeger,A. Costes,Pierre Moretto Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 2015, 40th annual congress of the French Society of Biomechanics, 18 (sup1), pp.2080-2081. ⟨10.1080/10255842.2015.1069633⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04325455v1
Walking dynamic similarity induced by a combination of Froude and Strouhal dimensionless numbers: Modela-w David Villeger,Antony Costes,Bruno Watier,Pierre Moretto Gait & Posture, 2015, 41 (1), pp.240-245. ⟨10.1016/j.gaitpost.2014.10.016⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01662982v1
Modela-r as a Froude and Strouhal dimensionless numbers combination for dynamic similarity in running David Villeger,Antony Costes,Bruno Watier,Pierre Moretto Journal of Biomechanics, 2014, 47 (16), pp.3862 - 3867. ⟨10.1016/j.jbiomech.2014.10.012⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01662973v1
Influence of Position and Power Output on Upper Limb Kinetics in Cycling Antony Costes,Nicolas A Turpin,David Villeger,Pierre Moretto,Bruno Watier Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 2014, 32 (2), pp.140 - 149. ⟨10.1123/jab.2014-0295⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04325454v1
An algorithm to decompose ground reaction forces and moments from a single force platform in walking gait David Villeger,Antony Costes,Bruno Watier,Pierre Moretto Medical Engineering & Physics, 2014, 36 (11), pp.1530-1535. ⟨10.1016/j.medengphy.2014.08.002⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01662980v1
Froude and Strouhal dimensionless numbers to study human gait: an experimental approach D. Villeger,N. Delattre,Bruno Watier,Pierre Moretto Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 2012, 15 (sup1), pp.189-190. ⟨10.1080/10255842.2012.713726⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04399177v1
Baropodometric Biofeedback Device for Changing the Walking Strategies André Thevenon,Aurélien Descatoire,Pierre Moretto International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2009, 32 (S1), pp.588 Article dans une revue hal-04396537v1
Baropodometric information return device for foot unloading Aurélien Descatoire,André Thévenon,Pierre Moretto Medical Engineering & Physics, 2009, 31 (5), pp.607-613. ⟨10.1016/j.medengphy.2008.12.002⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04396532v1
Step-to-step reproducibility and asymmetry to study gait auto-optimization in healthy and cerebral palsied subjects A. Descatoire,Virginie Femery,Francois J Potdevin,Pierre Moretto Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 2009, 52 (4), pp.319 - 329. ⟨10.1016/j.rehab.2009.02.004⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04396526v1
Dynamic similarity during human running: About Froude and Strouhal dimensionless numbers Nicolas Delattre,Mario A Lafortune,Pierre Moretto Journal of Biomechanics, 2009, 42 (3), pp.312-318. ⟨10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.11.010⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04396520v1
Development and test of a new plantar pressure control device for foot unloading Virginie Femery,Francois J Potdevin,A. Thevenon,Pierre Moretto Annales de Réadaptation et de Médecine Physique, 2008, 51 (4), pp.231-237. ⟨10.1016/j.annrmp.2008.01.007⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04396143v1
The effects of fatigue on plantar pressure distribution in walking M. Bisiaux,Pierre Moretto Gait & Posture, 2008, 28 (4), pp.693-698. ⟨10.1016/j.gaitpost.2008.05.009⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04395941v1
A new dimensionless number highlighted from mechanical energy exchange during running Nicolas Delattre,Pierre Moretto Journal of Biomechanics, 2008, 41 (13), pp.2895-2898. ⟨10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.06.034⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04396085v1
Propulsion and Braking in the Study of Asymmetry in Able-Bodied Men's Gaits François Potdevin,Christophe Gillet,Franck Barbier,Yann Coello,Pierre Moretto Perceptual and Motor Skills, 2008, 107 (3), pp.849-861. ⟨10.2466/PMS.107.3.849-861⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04396182v1
Does B.I.R.D foot control supply sensitivity disturbance induced by EMLA cream anaesthesia ? Aurélien Descatoire,Pierre Moretto Journal of Medical Informatics and Technologies, 2008, 12, pp.123-127 Article dans une revue hal-04396133v1
BARO-PAEDOMETRIC BIOFEEDBACK FOR FOOT UNLOADING PROCEDURES INVESTIGATION Aurélien Descatoire,Pierre Moretto Journal of Medical Informatics and Technologies, 2007, ISSN 1642-6037 (11/2007), pp.41-45 Article dans une revue hal-04363917v1
Using effect size to quantify plantar pressure asymmetry of gait of nondisabled adults and patients with hemiparesis Francois J Potdevin,Virginie G Femery,Aurelien Decatoire,Laurent Bosquet,Yann Coelloet al. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 2007, 44 (3), pp.347-354. ⟨10.1682/jrrd.2006.07.0077⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04321299v1
PLANTAR PRESSURE REDISTRIBUTION AFTER A HIGH AND LOW UNLOAD Aurélien Descatoire,Virginie FEMERY,Pierre Moretto Journal of Biomechanics, 2007, S2 (40), pp.S177. ⟨10.1016/S0021-9290(07)70173-2⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04363952v1
DYNAMIC SIMILARITIES AND DIMENSIONLESS APPROACH TO RUNNING Nicolas Delattre,Mario Lafortune,Pierre Moretto Journal of Biomechanics, 2007, 40 (S2), pp.S316 Article dans une revue hal-04363940v1
Froude number fractions to increase walking pattern dynamic similarities: Application to plantar pressure study in healthy subjects P Moretto,M Bisiaux,M A Lafortune Gait & Posture, 2006, 25, pp.40-48 Article dans une revue hal-04363905v1
Détermination d'un seuil de pression plantaire attendu : utilisation de l'approche adimensionnelle pour réduire la variabilité des pressions plantaires Determination of an expected plantar pressure threshold: dimensionless approach use to reduce the variability of the plantar pressures M Bisiaux,P Moretto,G Lensel,A Thévenon Annales de Réadaptation et de Médecine Physique, 2003, 46 (8), pp.539-544. ⟨10.1016/j.annrmp.2003.03.004⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04330444v1
A REAL TIME PLANTAR PRESSURE FEEDBACK DEVICE FOR FOOT UNLOADING Virginie Femery,Jean-Michel Hespel,André Thevenon,Pierre Moretto Journal of Medical Informatics and Technologies, 2003, ISSN 1642-6037 (6/2003), pp.103-106 Article dans une revue hal-04330449v1
Measurement of plantar pressure distribution in hemiplegic children: changes to adaptative gait patterns in accordance with deficiency Virginie Femery,Pierre Moretto,Hervé Renaut,André Thevenon,Ghislaine Lensel Clinical Biomechanics, 2002, 17, pp.406-413 Article dans une revue hal-04325481v1
Asymmetries in dynamic plantar pressure distribution measurement in able-bodied gait: application to the study of the gait asymmetries in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy. V Femery,P Moretto,H Renaut,G Lensel,A Thevenon Annales de Réadaptation et de Médecine Physique, 2001, 45, pp.114-22 Article dans une revue hal-04325477v1
Spasticity and dynamic plantar pressure distribution measurements in hemiplegic spastic children. V Femery,P Moretto,H Renaut,A Thévenon Annales de Réadaptation et de Médecine Physique, 2000, 14, pp.26-34 Article dans une revue hal-04325473v1
Strocking parameters in top level swimmers with a disability Patrick Pelayo,Michel Sidney,Pierre Moretto,Fabien Wille,Didier Chollet Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 1999, 31 (12), pp.1839-1843 Article dans une revue hal-04551422v1
Effects of training including biomechanical biofeedback in swimmers with cerebral palsy Pierre Moretto,Patrick Pelayo,Didier Chollet,Hervé Robin Journal of Human Movement Studies, 1996, 31, pp.263-284 Article dans une revue hal-04551479v1
Adaptation of maximal aerobic and anaerobic tests for disabled swimmers Patrick Pelayo,Pierre Moretto,Hervé Robin,Michel Sidney,Michel Gerbeauxet al. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 1995, 71, pp.512-517. ⟨10.1007/BF00238553⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04551450v1

Communication dans un congrès (8)

From Messor barbarus to AntBot, a dimensionless approach for designing a new bioinspired leg for a hexapod robot Pierre Moretto,Ilya Brodoline,Jordan Drapin,Santiago Arroyave-Tobón,Vincent Fourcassiéet al. N.I.C.E. International Rendez Vous 2024. Nature Inspires Creativity Engineering, Frederic GUITTARD, Dec 2024, Nice, France Communication dans un congrès hal-04833744v1
Ethology and Robotics ... Biomimetics as a consortium Pierre Moretto SFECA, CRCA-CBI, May 2024, Albi, France Communication dans un congrès hal-04589902v1
Biomimétisme et transport collectif de charges à différentes échelles : CoBot et BarbaBot Pierre Gabriel Moretto Mouvement Animal et Humain, Biomécanique, Biorobotique, Pierre MORETTO (pour le GDR 2088, Biomimétisme, Bioinspiration), Nov 2023, Toulouse, France Communication dans un congrès hal-04317655v1
Design features of the kinematic chain of the ant exoskeleton Santiago Arroyave-Tobón,Jordin Drapin,Pierre Moretto,Jean-Marc Linares 33rd CIRP Design Conference, CIRP, May 2023, Sydney, Australia. pp.855-860, ⟨10.1016/j.procir.2023.01.019⟩ Communication dans un congrès hal-04513170v1
Projet MiMiC-ANT - Étude de la locomotion lors du transport de charges chez la fourmi : application à la robotique hexapode Julien Serres,Vincent Fourcassié,Ilya Brodoline,Pierre Moretto,Stéphane Viollet Colloque Ingénierie inspirée par la nature, L’Institut des sciences de l’ingénierie et des systèmes (INSIS) du CNRS, Jun 2021, en visionconférence, France Communication dans un congrès hal-03285797v1
Load sharing during team lifting N Sghaier,A Bongiovanni,N Turpin,P Moretto 46ème Congrès de la Société de Biomécanique, Oct 2021, Saint-Etienne, France. pp.174-176, ⟨10.1080/10255842.2021.1978758⟩ Communication dans un congrès hal-04529488v1
Is visual feedback pertinent for gait rehabilitation? Preliminary study of plantar pressure control with visual feedback in healthy people Véronique Bourg,Guillaume Fumery,Pierre Moretto Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, CHU Grenoble, Sep 2016, Grenoble, France. pp.e120, ⟨10.1016/j.rehab.2016.07.272⟩ Communication dans un congrès hal-04401945v1
INCREASING POWER OUTPUT AND MOVEMENT OPTIMIZATION IN CYCLING: INSIGHTS FROM A FULLY INSTRUMENTED ERGOMETER Antony Costes,Nicolas A Turpin,David Villeger,Pierre Moretto,Bruno Watier 33rd International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports (ISBS 2015), Jun 2015, Poitiers, France. 4p Communication dans un congrès hal-01662993v1

Pré-publication, Document de travail (1)

The impact of collective load transport on individual walking Nour Sghaier,Cristian Pasquaretta,Nicolas A Turpin,Pierre Moretto 2024 Pré-publication, Document de travail (preprint/prepublication) hal-04551177v1

Proceedings/Recueil des communications (1)

Mouvement Animal et Humain : Biomécanique, Biorobotique, Biomimétisme GDR 2088 Biomimétisme Bio-inspiration Pierre Moretto,Frédéric Guittard,Philippe Souères,Anthony Herrel,José de Jesus Castillo-Zamoraet al. Mouvement Animal et Humain, Biomécanique, Biorobotique, 2023, Mouvement Animal et Humain, Biomécanique, Biorobotique, Biomimétisme Proceedings/Recueil des communications hal-04320976v2

Chapitre d'ouvrage (2)

Information Return Device Concept: Baropodometric Biofeedback Application Aurélien Descatoire,Pierre Moretto Margaret Estivalet; Pierre Brisson. The Engineering of Sport 7, 2, Springer, pp.477 - 482, 2008, 978-2287094125 Chapitre d'ouvrage hal-04396102v1
A new Dimensionless Number for Dynamic Similarity during Running Nicolas Delattre,Pierre Moretto Margaret Estivalet; Pierre Brisson. The Engineering of Sport 7, vol. 2, 2, Springer, pp.535-542, 2008, The Engineering of Sport 7, 978-2287094125 Chapitre d'ouvrage hal-04396014v1