Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10432042 | Journal of Biomechanics | 2014 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Hill-type muscle models are commonly used in biomechanical simulations to predict passive and active muscle forces. Here, a model is presented which consists of four elements: a contractile element with force-length and force-velocity relations for concentric and eccentric contractions, a parallel elastic element, a series elastic element, and a serial damping element. With this, it combines previously published effects relevant for muscular contraction, i.e. serial damping and eccentric force-velocity relation. The model is exemplarily applied to arm movements. The more realistic representation of the eccentric force-velocity relation results in human-like elbow-joint flexion. The model is provided as ready to use Matlab ® and Simulink ® code.
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Authors
D.F.B. Haeufle, M. Günther, A. Bayer, S. Schmitt,