Analysis of musculoskeletal systems in the AnyBody modeling system

Damsgaard, Michael; Rasmussen, John; Christensen, Søren Tørholm; Surma, Egidijus; de Zee, Mark

Affiliations

¹Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Aalborg University, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark

²Department of Health Science and Technology, Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Aalborg University, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark

Abstract and keywords

This paper reviews the simulation software the AnyBody Modeling System, which was originally developed by the authors. AnyBody is capable of analyzing the musculoskeletal system of humans or other creatures as rigid-body systems. The paper introduces the main features of the system; in particular, the inverse dynamic analysis that resolves the fundamental indeterminacy of the muscle configuration. In addition to the musculoskeletal system, a model can comprise external objects, loads, and motion specifications, thereby providing a complete set of the boundary conditions for a given task. The paper also describes the basic ideas of structured model development in AnyBody.

Keywords: Musculoskeletal models; Muscles; Multibody dynamics; Inverse dynamics; Simulation software

Links

DOI: 10.1016/j.simpat.2006.09.001

WoS: 000243457500005

History

Online: 2007-09-14

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