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| To define the relationships between different components of the knee models using a directed graph to allow user-defined assembly of a limited portion of the model while properly referencing and defining an input file to represent | To define the mechanical relationships between different subcomponents of the knee models using a directed graph. This will allow the user to defined an assembly of a limited portion of the entire knee model while properly referencing components of other portions of the model that are not included. For example, an individual ligament can be simulated using experimental kinematics by traversing the knee model graph to obtain for the relative motion of the reference points for the tibia and femur in order to determine mesh convergence. An input file format is defined to specify the internal data structure for the knee model graph. This strategy provides a universal solution, which can be applied to other complex, multibody models in the future. = Open Knee(s) Model Graph = |
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To define the mechanical relationships between different subcomponents of the knee models using a directed graph. This will allow the user to defined an assembly of a limited portion of the entire knee model while properly referencing components of other portions of the model that are not included. For example, an individual ligament can be simulated using experimental kinematics by traversing the knee model graph to obtain for the relative motion of the reference points for the tibia and femur in order to determine mesh convergence. An input file format is defined to specify the internal data structure for the knee model graph. This strategy provides a universal solution, which can be applied to other complex, multibody models in the future.