Numerical Solutions of Biomechanical Model of a Cyclist using Runge-Kutta Methods
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چکیده
Some biomechanical models are represented by nonlinear first order ordinary differential equations. The objective of this study is to determine the velocity of a biomechanical model that involves a cyclist coasting downhill. Two methods namely; the modified explicit and diagonally implicit fifth–order Runge–Kutta methods are utilised. The performance of the two methods is compared with the exact solution. Absolute errors obtained show that the implicit method gives better accuracy as compared with the explicit one.
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