Simulating control of the ankle joint
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2012.
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| author | Vasquez, Rebecca (Rebecca Ann) |
| author2 | Neville Hogan. |
| author_facet | Neville Hogan. Vasquez, Rebecca (Rebecca Ann) |
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| description | Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2012. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/749122019-04-12T21:17:19Z Simulating control of the ankle joint Vasquez, Rebecca (Rebecca Ann) Neville Hogan. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2012. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 33). Computing environments such as Matlab that are conventionally used to simulate dynamics of rigid body systems can be used to model interactions between the system and its environment. However, creating these simulations using Matlab or an equivalent is difficult and there is a need for a more convenient simulation environment for such problems. Two alternative programs, PyODE and OpenSim, were explored to evaluate their ability to fill this need. Models and simulations of the human ankle were created in PyODE. This program is useful for creating simple models where the programmer desires a high level of control over model parameters. Simulations of the ankle kicking a ball and taking a step were created to examine the effect of joint stiffness on these motions and help determine the usefulness of ODE as a simulation tool. Pre-existing models were analyzed in OpenSim. OpenSim is specifically designed for analyzing biomechanical systems. It allows for more complex models to be created but the user has more limited control over the model parameters. by Rebecca Vasquez. S.B. 2012-11-19T19:17:52Z 2012-11-19T19:17:52Z 2012 2012 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/74912 815525144 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 39 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering. Vasquez, Rebecca (Rebecca Ann) Simulating control of the ankle joint |
| title | Simulating control of the ankle joint |
| title_full | Simulating control of the ankle joint |
| title_fullStr | Simulating control of the ankle joint |
| title_full_unstemmed | Simulating control of the ankle joint |
| title_short | Simulating control of the ankle joint |
| title_sort | simulating control of the ankle joint |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
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