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Computational modeling of muscle
biomechanics
T. SIEBERT , University of Stuttgart, Germany and C. RODE ,
Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany
DOI: 10.1533/9780857096739.2.173
Abstract : Muscle models are used in basic research to understand the
physical mechanisms of muscle contraction and in applied research for
investigation of movements. This chapter discusses accepted fundamental
biophysical relations and muscle properties, but also ndings seemingly
contradicting established theories of muscular contraction. In this
context, most recent hypothetical mechanisms of ...