Does motor effort count in total effort?

SCONE is a software tool for predictive simulations of biomechanical movement. It uses OpenSim for modeling and simulation, and performs optimization using various control strategies, including feed-forward control, proprioceptic feedback control, and bal
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vahid F
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Does motor effort count in total effort?

Post by vahid F » Fri Jul 07, 2023 11:51 am

Hi,

I'm using a motor in joint to simulate an exoskeleton. Does the motor effort count in total effort, or the reported effort is just related to muscles?

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Thomas Geijtenbeek
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Re: Does motor effort count in total effort?

Post by Thomas Geijtenbeek » Thu Jul 27, 2023 10:39 am

The EffortMeasure indeed only computes muscle effort. You may use your own ScriptMeasure to measure motor torque effort.

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