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Subject-specific Musculoskeletal Model for Studying Bone Strain During Dynamic Motion
Published on: April 11, 2018
Modeling muscle's nonlinear viscoelastic dynamics
Abstract:
Muscle's contractile properties are complicated by its viscoelastic properties. Failure of early viscoelastic muscle models led to Hill's force-velocity relation embodied as the contractile element. Adopting a particular force-velocity relation to describe muscle is neither easy, nor unique [1]. Time-varying elastance based models of the left ventricle have been popular since the idea was presented in 1969 [2]. This paper investigates adoption of the time-varying elastance concept to describe the viscoelastic properties of muscle. It will be shown that a time-varying elastance must be extended to a time, length, and velocity dependent elastance. Results show how a generalized force generator description of muscle [3] may be used to realistically model muscle's viscoelasticity.
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