A physiological model for the evaluation of muscular forces in human locomotion: theoretical aspects

In this paper a model capable of predicting individual muscle forces in the right lower limb is formulated. The approach developed is a physiological hierarchical model the lowest level of which concerns itself with the data necessary to define the musculoskeletal system. These include the muscle's moment arms, lengths, and velocities. Data describing the muscle anatomy and bone structure are also included. The middle level, the muscle model, …