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Software for Musculoskeletal Biomechanics
Author(s) -
Pai Dinesh K,
Sueda Shinjiro,
Wei Qi
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.21.5.a85-b
Subject(s) - discretization , construct (python library) , computer science , biomechanics , software , tendon , simulation , anatomy , medicine , mathematics , programming language , mathematical analysis
Realistic computational models of the musculoskeletal system are important for understanding the neural control of movement, but very difficult to construct due to fiber‐like tissue structure and close contact between tissues. We will describe a new approach to constructing detailed physical models of the neuro‐musculo‐skeletal system using fiber‐like 3D elastic elements we call “musculoskeletal strands.” We will describe efficient algorithms for numerical discretization of strands and for handling contact constraints between strands. We will demonstrate how this approach can be used to construct a detailed and efficient simulation of the human hand and forearm, with a large number of muscles and complex tendon arrangements.