Moco Track and external stimulation

[Kostas Risvas]

Greetings everyone,

I have some kinematic data of post-stroke patients and i would like to investigate possible rehabilitation strategies. I would like to know if i can use Moco Track and somehow model external stimulation effect (mimicking FES for example) to study how this affects (improves or not) the recorded pathological gait pattern.

Thanks in advance,
Kind Regards,

Kostas

[Nicholas Bianco]

Hi Kostas,

In OpenSim 4.5, you can use MocoControlBoundConstraint to bound muscle excitations to a specified range, or use MocoControlTrackingGoal to track a desired signal.

If you're able to upgrade to OpenSim 4.5.1 via the latest Conda packages, then you can prescribe a desired muscle excitation signal directly via a PrescribedController.

Best,
Nick

[Kostas Risvas]

Hi Nick,

thanks a lot for your prompt and detailed reply. I will give it a try and see how things go.

Best,
Kostas