An Open-Source Toolbox for Surrogate Modeling of Joint Contact Mechanics.

ABSTRACT:

Goal

Incorporation of elastic joint contact models into simulations of human movement could facilitate studying the interactions between muscles, ligaments, and bones. Unfortunately, elastic joint contact models are often too expensive computationally to be used within iterative simulation frameworks. This limitation can be overcome by using fast and accurate surrogate contact models that fit or interpolate input-output data sampled from existing elastic contact models. However, construction of surrogate contact models remains an arduous task. The aim of this paper is to introduce an open-source program called Surrogate Contact Modeling Toolbox (SCMT) that facilitates surrogate contact model creation, evaluation, and use.

Methods

SCMT interacts with the third-party software

SUBMITTER: Eskinazi I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4896840 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature