[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of direct collocation optimal control problem formulations for solving the muscle redundancy problem

F De Groote, AL Kinney, AV Rao, BJ Fregly - Annals of biomedical …, 2016 - Springer
Estimation of muscle forces during motion involves solving an indeterminate problem (more
unknown muscle forces than joint moment constraints), frequently via optimization methods …

[HTML][HTML] Simulating ideal assistive devices to reduce the metabolic cost of running

TK Uchida, A Seth, S Pouya, CL Dembia, JL Hicks… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Tools have been used for millions of years to augment the capabilities of the human body,
allowing us to accomplish tasks that would otherwise be difficult or impossible. Powered …

Estimation of musculotendon parameters for scaled and subject specific musculoskeletal models using an optimization technique

L Modenese, E Ceseracciu, M Reggiani… - Journal of biomechanics, 2016 - Elsevier
A challenging aspect of subject specific musculoskeletal modeling is the estimation of
muscle parameters, especially optimal fiber length and tendon slack length. In this study, the …

[HTML][HTML] Stretching your energetic budget: how tendon compliance affects the metabolic cost of running

TK Uchida, JL Hicks, CL Dembia, SL Delp - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Muscles attach to bones via tendons that stretch and recoil, affecting muscle force
generation and metabolic energy consumption. In this study, we investigated the effect of …

[HTML][HTML] Muscle synergies facilitate computational prediction of subject-specific walking motions

AJ Meyer, I Eskinazi, JN Jackson, AV Rao… - … in bioengineering and …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Researchers have explored a variety of neurorehabilitation approaches to restore normal
walking function following a stroke. However, there is currently no objective means for …

The influence of component alignment and ligament properties on tibiofemoral contact forces in total knee replacement

CR Smith, MF Vignos… - Journal of …, 2016 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The study objective was to investigate the influence of coronal plane alignment and ligament
properties on total knee replacement (TKR) contact loads during walking. We created a …

[HTML][HTML] Neuro-musculoskeletal simulation of instrumented contracture and spasticity assessment in children with cerebral palsy

MM van der Krogt, L Bar-On, T Kindt… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2016 - Springer
Background Increased resistance in muscles and joints is an important phenomenon in
patients with cerebral palsy (CP), and is caused by a combination of neural (eg spasticity) …

A comparison among different Hill-type contraction dynamics formulations for muscle force estimation

F Romero, FJ Alonso - Mechanical Sciences, 2016 - ms.copernicus.org
Muscle is a type of tissue able to contract and, thus, shorten, producing a pulling force able
to generate movement. The analysis of its activity is essential to understand how the force is …

Subject-specific musculoskeletal modeling in the evaluation of shoulder muscle and joint function

W Wu, PVS Lee, AL Bryant, M Galea… - Journal of biomechanics, 2016 - Elsevier
Upper limb muscle force estimation using Hill-type muscle models depends on
musculotendon parameter values, which cannot be readily measured non-invasively …

EMG-driven optimal estimation of subject-specific Hill model muscle–tendon parameters of the knee joint actuators

A Falisse, S Van Rossom, I Jonkers… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Objective: the purpose of this paper is to propose an optimal control problem formulation to
estimate subject-specific Hill model muscle–tendon (MT-) parameters of the knee joint …