Hill Muscle Model

Biomechanics

Short definition

Phenomenological muscle model: active force generator plus force-length and force-velocity curves.

Full definition

The Hill model is the standard phenomenological muscle model: a contractile element (active force depending on activation, length and velocity) in parallel with passive elasticity, in series with the tendon. Implemented in OpenSim as Millard, DeGrooteFregly, etc.

Examples

A Hill model with elastic tendon underlies BioSim calculations.

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