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Experimentation Workflow

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The following relates the above flowchart to the corresponding specification page(s). Note the step numbers in the flowchart correspond to the specification pages below. Both this list and the flowchart should be updated if the workflow changes. Pages for specific information on each step of the experimentation process are:

1. ["Specifications/Specimens"]
2. ["Specifications/SpecimenPreparation"]
   1. Initial preparation
   2. Preparation for registration
   3. Preparation for anatomical imaging
   4. Preparation for joint testing
   5. Preparation for tissue testing
   6. Supporting Specifications:
   7. ["Specifications/DataManagement"]
3. ["Specifications/ExperimentationAnatomicalImaging"]
   1. Output: specimen specific anatomical imaging
   2. Supporting Specifications:
   3. ["Specifications/DataManagement"]
4. ["Specifications/ExperimentationJointMechanics"]
   1. Output: joint level experimental results
   2. Supporting Specifications:
   3. ["Specifications/DataManagement"]
   4. ["Specifications/PressureCalibration"]
5. ["Specifications/ExperimentationTissueMechanics"]
   1. Output: tissue level experimental results
   2. Supporting Specifications:
   3. ["Specifications/DataManagement"]
   4. ["Specifications/ExperimentationTissueThickness"]
6. ["Specifications/Registration"]

Modeling & Simulation Workflow

ImageLink(https://simtk.org/svn/openknee/doc/img/modeling_workflow.png, width=800, alt=Modeling & Simulation Workflow)

The following list relates the modeling and simulation flowchart above to the corresponding specification pages. Both the list and the flowchart should be updated if the workflow changes. The step numbers in the flowchart correspond to the specification pages as listed:

1. Prerequisite experimentation
   1. ["Specifications/ExperimentationAnatomicalImaging"]
   2. ["Specifications/ExperimentationTissueMechanics"]
   3. ["Specifications/ExperimentationJointMechanics"]
2. ["Specifications/ImageSegmentation"]
3. ["Specifications/GeometryGeneration"]
4. ["Specifications/MeshGeneration"]
5. ["Specifications/ModelingConstitutive"]
6. ["Specifications/ModelingTissue"]
7. ["Specifications/SimulationTissue"]
   1. Output: specimen specific predictions of tissue mechanics
   2. Supporting Specifications:
   3. ["Specifications/CloudComputingPrototype"]
   4. ["Specifications/FebioFeatures"]
8. ["Specifications/MeshAssembly"]
   • Supporting Specifications:
   • ["Specifications/ModelingModelGraph"]
9. ["Specifications/ModelingAssembly"]
   • Supporting Specifications:
   • ["Specifications/ModelingModelGraph"]
10. ["Specifications/ModelingCompartmental"]
11. ["Specifications/SimulationCompartmental"]
    1. Output: specimen specific predictions of compartmental mechanics
    2. Supporting Specifications:
    3. ["Specifications/CloudComputingPrototype"]
    4. ["Specifications/FebioFeatures"]
12. ["Specifications/ModelingJoint"]
13. ["Specifications/SimulationJoint"]
    1. Output: specimen specific predictions of joint mechanics
    2. Supporting Specifications:
    3. ["Specifications/CloudComputingPrototype"]
    4. ["Specifications/FebioFeatures"]