Real-Time Calibration-Free Musculotendon Kinematics for Neuromusculoskeletal Models

Autor: Bradley M. Cornish, Laura E. Diamond, David J. Saxby, Zhengliang Xia, Claudio Pizzolato
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, Vol 32, Pp 3486-3495 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1534-4320
1558-0210
DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2024.3455262
Popis: Neuromusculoskeletal (NMS) models enable non-invasive estimation of clinically important internal biomechanics. A critical part of NMS modelling is the estimation of musculotendon kinematics, which comprise musculotendon unit lengths, moment arms, and lines of action. Musculotendon kinematics, which are partially dependent on joint angles, define the non-linear mapping of muscle forces to joint moments and contact forces. Currently, real-time computation of musculotendon kinematics requires creation of a per-individual surrogate model. The computational speed and accuracy of these surrogates degrade with increasing number of coordinates. We developed a feed-forward neural network that completely encodes musculotendon kinematics of a target model across a wide anthropometric range, enabling accurate real-time estimates of musculotendon kinematics without need for a priori creation of a per-individual surrogate model. Compared to reference, the neural network had median normalized errors ~0.1% for musculotendon lengths, $1.23\pm 0.15$ %) compared to using reference musculotendon kinematics. Finally, execution time was
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