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  • Computational Modeling
  • Musculoskeletal System

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  • OpenSim Moco offers Predictive and Tracking simulations for optimal motion generation.
  • Predictive simulations are computationally expensive.
  • The effectiveness of Tracking in deviating from reference motion requires clarification.

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  • Compare Tracking and Predictive simulation approaches.
  • Generate morphology-specific motion in musculoskeletal shoulder models.
  • Evaluate computational efficiency and result equivalence.

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  • Applied Tracking and Predictive simulations to statistically-derived shoulder models.
  • Utilized CORA software for signal analysis.
  • Calculated mean correlation ratings between simulation outputs for lateral and forward-reaching tasks.

Main Results:

  • Mean correlation ratings between Tracking and Predictive solutions were high (0.91 ± 0.06 for lateral, 0.91 ± 0.07 for forward-reaching).
  • Tracking simulations demonstrated a 6-8 times computational speed-up compared to Predictive simulations.

Conclusions:

  • Tracking simulations yield results equivalent to Predictive simulations.
  • Tracking is an efficient method for generating optimal motion.
  • This approach facilitates future large-scale musculoskeletal modeling studies.