A continuous and differentiable mechanical model of muscle force and impedance

Matthew Millard, David Franklin, Walter Herzog

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Abstract

No single muscle model exists that has the same mechanical impedance and force development properties as biological muscle. It is essential to develop a muscle model with the same force limitations and impedance as biological muscle, especially for predictive simulations, as these properties are taken into account when choosing a posture for a specific task. We propose a mechanics-based muscle model that has the same impedance and force development properties as biological muscle by making a small topology change that turns titin, an enormous viscoelastic protein, from acting in parallel to the cross-bridges to acting in series with the cross-bridges.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBiosystems and Biorobotics
PublisherSpringer International Publishing
Pages262-266
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019

Publication series

NameBiosystems and Biorobotics
Volume22
ISSN (Print)2195-3562
ISSN (Electronic)2195-3570

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