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A new musculoskeletal modeling framework accurately simulates sprinting biomechanics, validating its use for analyzing technique and performance in sports science. This approach provides dynamically consistent 3D muscle-driven simulations.

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  • Biomechanics
  • Sports Science
  • Computational Modeling

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  • Biomechanical modeling in sports, like sprinting, requires rigorous validation against experimental data.
  • Existing models may lack the accuracy needed for applied sports settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate a musculoskeletal modeling and simulation framework for sprinting.
  • To assess its ability to reproduce experimental kinematics and kinetics data across different sprinting phases.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a 3D muscle-driven musculoskeletal model for sprinting.
  • Performed data-tracking calibration (individual and simultaneous) and validation simulations.
  • Generated dynamically consistent simulated outputs and determined foot-ground contact parameters.

Main Results:

  • Simulated kinematics and kinetics closely matched experimental data (kinematics RMSDs < 1.0°/0.2 cm, GRF %RMSD = 8.1%).
  • Concurrent determination of foot-ground contact parameters showed minimal impact on tracking performance.
  • Validation simulations yielded comparable results to calibration simulations.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed framework is suitable for predictive sprinting simulations.
  • It provides confidence for assessing technique modifications' impact on performance.
  • This is the first study to offer dynamically consistent 3D muscle-driven sprinting simulations across phases.