Dynamics of biomechanisms: musculotendon mass, constraints, and architecture Conference Paper

abstract

• We examine some basic assumptions underlying current musculoskeletal simulators and suggest alternative solutions. First, we discuss the role of muscle mass and show that current simulators may miss a fundamental feature of musculoskeletal dynamics. Second, we discuss the importance of efficient and versatile constraint handling. Even though the complexity of joint constraints is well recognized, soft tissue constraints due to tendon networks, connective tissue sheaths, and contact between muscles play an important role, and can not be easily represented in current simulators. We also describe simulators recently developed in our laboratory to address these issues and efficient and robust algorithms for simulating realistically large biomechanical systems. 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd.

authors

• Sueda, Shinjiro

published proceedings

• IUTAM SYMPOSIUM ON HUMAN BODY DYNAMICS

author list (cited authors)

• Pai, D. K., Sueda, S., & Levin, D.

citation count

• 0

complete list of authors

• Pai, Dinesh K||Sueda, Shinjiro||Levin, David IW

publication date

• January 2011

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Procedia IUTAM  Journal

keywords

• Biomechanism
• Mass
• Musculoskeletal
• Simulation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.piutam.2011.04.016

start page

• 158

end page

• 167

volume

• 2

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.piutam.2011.04.016