Electronic means for generating music are often criticized for their “non-human” feeling. Models of expressive music performance have been used to alleviate this limitation by recreating human patterns found in music performance. These patterns are the outcome of both cognitive and biomechanical constrains. This paper focuses on the latter. We are interested in extracting biomechanical informat...

In this work, a two dimensional (2D) finite element foot model was established from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of a male subject. The model comprises first medial planar cross-section through the foot, representing the foot in standing posture. For specified external load, the stress and strain distribution field under foot structure are determined. The material characterization of foot s...

The crawling motion of Dictyostelium discoideum on substrata involves a number of coordinated events including cell contractions and cell protrusions. The mechanical forces exerted on the substratum during these contractions have recently been quantified using traction force experiments. Based on the results from these experiments, we present a biomechanical model of Dictyostelium discoideum mo...

A 3D biomechanical model of the tongue is presented here. Its goal is to evaluate the speech control model. This model was designed considering three constraints: speech movement speed, tongue movements and tongue soft tissue mechanical properties. A model of the tongue has thus been introduced taking into account the non linear biomechanical behavior of its soft tissues in a large deformation ...

BACKGROUND Distal radius fractures (DRF) are one of the most common fractures and often need surgical treatment, which has been validated through biomechanical tests. Currently a number of different fracture models are used, none of which resemble the in vivo fracture location. The aim of the study was to develop a new standardized fracture model for DRF (AO-23.A3) and compare its biomechanical...

The biomechanics of the uterus is studied on a mathematical model based on a shell of ellipsoid of revolution. The myometrium is treated as a homogenous, isotropic and incompressible elastic material using continuum approach and large deformation theory as introduced by Fliigge and Chou [1] and Green and Adkins [2]. The governing equations which are nonlinear differential equations of boundary ...

This paper describes an investigation into the biomechanical effects of load carriage dynamics on human locomotion performance. A whole body, inverse dynamics gait model has been developed which uses only kinematic input data to define the gait cycle. To provide input data, three-dimensional gait measurements have been conducted to capture whole body motion while carrying a backpack. A nonlinea...