Lower extremity EMG-driven modeling of walking with automated adjustment of musculoskeletal geometry

Andrew J. Meyer; Carolynn Patten; Benjamin J. Fregly

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0179698

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Lower extremity EMG-driven modeling of walking with automated adjustment of musculoskeletal geometry

Andrew J. Meyer,

Affiliation Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America
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Carolynn Patten,

Affiliations Department of Physical Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America, Neural Control of Movement Lab, Malcom Randall VA Medical Center, Gainesville, FL, United States of America
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Benjamin J. Fregly

* E-mail: fregly@ufl.edu

Affiliation Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1166-4358

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Lower extremity EMG-driven modeling of walking with automated adjustment of musculoskeletal geometry

Andrew J. Meyer,
Carolynn Patten,
Benjamin J. Fregly

Published: July 11, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179698

About the Authors

Andrew J. Meyer

Affiliation Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America

Carolynn Patten

Affiliations Department of Physical Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America, Neural Control of Movement Lab, Malcom Randall VA Medical Center, Gainesville, FL, United States of America

Benjamin J. Fregly

* E-mail: fregly@ufl.edu

Affiliation Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1166-4358

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization: AJM CP BJF. Data curation: AJM CP BJF. Formal analysis: AJM BJF. Funding acquisition: CP BJF. Investigation: AJM CP BJF. Methodology: AJM CP BJF. Project administration: AJM CP BJF. Resources: AJM CP BJF. Software: AJM BJF. Supervision: CP BJF. Validation: AJM CP BJF. Visualization: AJM CP BJF. Writing – original draft: AJM CP BJF. Writing – review & editing: AJM CP BJF.

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