Browse by author
Lookup NU author(s): Stuart Marsden, Dr David Swailes
Full text for this publication is not currently held within this repository. Alternative links are provided below where available.
One of the most important aspects of the modelling of musculoskeletal systems is the determination of muscle moment arms which are dependent upon the paths of the muscles. These paths are often required to wrap around passive structures that can be modelled as simple geometric shapes. A novel technique for the prediction of the paths of muscles modelled as strings when wrapping around smooth analytical surfaces is presented. The theory of geodesics is used to calculate the shortest path of the string on the surface and a smoothness constraint is used to determine the correct solutions for the string path between insertions. The application of the technique to tapered cylinders and ellipsoids is presented as an extension of previous work on right-circular cylinders and spheres. The technique is assessed with reference to a particular biomechanical scenario; string lengths and moment arms are calculated and compared with alternative approximate methods. This illustrates the potential of the technique to provide more accurate muscle moment arm predictions. © IMechE 2008.
Author(s): Marsden SP, Swailes DC
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine
Year: 2008
Volume: 222
Issue: 1
Pages: 51-61
Print publication date: 01/01/2008
ISSN (print): 0954-4119
ISSN (electronic): 2041-3033
Publisher: Professional Engineering Publishing
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1243/09544119JEIM297
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM297
PubMed id: 18335718
Altmetrics provided by Altmetric
