API  4.3
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OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve Class Reference

This class serves as a serializable TendonForceLengthCurve for use in muscle models. More...

+ Inheritance diagram for OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve:

OpenSim Properties, Sockets, Outputs, Inputs

Properties (single-value)
double strain_at_one_norm_force
 "Tendon strain at a tension of 1 normalized force" More...
 
Properties (optional)
double stiffness_at_one_norm_force
 "Tendon stiffness at a tension of 1 normalized force" More...
 
double norm_force_at_toe_end
 "Normalized force developed at the end of the toe region" More...
 
double curviness
 "Tendon curve bend, from linear (0) to maximum bend (1)" More...
 

Public Member Functions

 TendonForceLengthCurve ()
 The default constructor creates a tendon-force-length curve using the default property values and assigns a default name. More...
 
 TendonForceLengthCurve (double strainAtOneNormForce, double stiffnessAtOneNormForce, double normForceAtToeEnd, double curviness)
 Constructs a tendon-force-length curve using the provided parameters and assigns a default name. More...
 
 TendonForceLengthCurve (double strainAtOneNormForce)
 This constructor will create a C2-continuous tendon-force-length curve that is fit to match the average dimensionless in-vivo tendon curve reported by Maganaris et al. More...
 
double getStrainAtOneNormForce () const
 
double getStiffnessAtOneNormForceInUse () const
 
double getNormForceAtToeEndInUse () const
 
double getCurvinessInUse () const
 
bool isFittedCurveBeingUsed () const
 
void setStrainAtOneNormForce (double aStrainAtOneNormForce)
 
More...
 
void setOptionalProperties (double stiffnessAtOneNormForce, double normForceAtToeEnd, double curviness)
 
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double calcValue (const SimTK::Vector &x) const override
 Implement the generic OpenSim::Function interface. More...
 
double calcValue (double aNormLength) const
 Evaluates the tendon-force-length curve at a normalized tendon length of 'aNormLength'. More...
 
double calcDerivative (double aNormLength, int order) const
 Calculates the derivative of the tendon-force-length multiplier with respect to the normalized tendon length. More...
 
double calcDerivative (const std::vector< int > &derivComponents, const SimTK::Vector &x) const override
 If possible, use the simpler overload above. More...
 
double calcIntegral (double aNormLength) const
 Calculates the normalized area under the curve. More...
 
SimTK::Vec2 getCurveDomain () const
 Returns a SimTK::Vec2 containing the lower (0th element) and upper (1st element) bounds on the domain of the curve. More...
 
void printMuscleCurveToCSVFile (const std::string &path)
 Generates a .csv file with a name that matches the curve name (e.g., "bicepsfemoris_TendonForceLengthCurve.csv"). More...
 
void ensureCurveUpToDate ()
 
Property-related functions
const double & get_strain_at_one_norm_force () const
 Get the value of the strain_at_one_norm_force property. More...
 
double & upd_strain_at_one_norm_force ()
 Get a writable reference to the strain_at_one_norm_force property. More...
 
void set_strain_at_one_norm_force (const double &value)
 Set the value of the strain_at_one_norm_force property. More...
 
const double & get_stiffness_at_one_norm_force () const
 Get the value of the stiffness_at_one_norm_force property. More...
 
double & upd_stiffness_at_one_norm_force ()
 Get a writable reference to the stiffness_at_one_norm_force property. More...
 
void set_stiffness_at_one_norm_force (const double &value)
 Set the value of the stiffness_at_one_norm_force property. More...
 
const double & get_norm_force_at_toe_end () const
 Get the value of the norm_force_at_toe_end property. More...
 
double & upd_norm_force_at_toe_end ()
 Get a writable reference to the norm_force_at_toe_end property. More...
 
void set_norm_force_at_toe_end (const double &value)
 Set the value of the norm_force_at_toe_end property. More...
 
const double & get_curviness () const
 Get the value of the curviness property. More...
 
double & upd_curviness ()
 Get a writable reference to the curviness property. More...
 
void set_curviness (const double &value)
 Set the value of the curviness property. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from OpenSim::Function
 Function ()
 
 Function (const Function &aFunction)
 
virtual ~Function ()
 
virtual void init (Function *aFunction)
 
Functionoperator= (const Function &aFunction)
 
virtual int getArgumentSize () const
 Get the number of components expected in the input vector. More...
 
virtual int getMaxDerivativeOrder () const
 Get the maximum derivative order this Function object can calculate. More...
 
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virtual ~Object ()
 Virtual destructor for cleanup. More...
 
bool isEqualTo (const Object &aObject) const
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Objectoperator= (const Object &aObject)
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virtual bool operator== (const Object &aObject) const
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virtual bool operator< (const Object &aObject) const
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void setName (const std::string &name)
 Set the name of the Object. More...
 
const std::string & getName () const
 Get the name of this Object. More...
 
void setDescription (const std::string &description)
 Set description, a one-liner summary. More...
 
const std::string & getDescription () const
 Get description, a one-liner summary. More...
 
const std::string & getAuthors () const
 Get Authors of this Object. More...
 
void setAuthors (const std::string &authors)
 Set Authors of this object. More...
 
const std::string & getReferences () const
 Get references or publications to cite if using this object. More...
 
void setReferences (const std::string &references)
 Set references or publications to cite if using this object. More...
 
int getNumProperties () const
 Determine how many properties are stored with this Object. More...
 
const AbstractPropertygetPropertyByIndex (int propertyIndex) const
 Get a const reference to a property by its index number, returned as an AbstractProperty. More...
 
AbstractPropertyupdPropertyByIndex (int propertyIndex)
 Get a writable reference to a property by its index number, returned as an AbstractProperty. More...
 
bool hasProperty (const std::string &name) const
 Return true if this Object has a property of any type with the given name, which must not be empty. More...
 
const AbstractPropertygetPropertyByName (const std::string &name) const
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AbstractPropertyupdPropertyByName (const std::string &name)
 Get a writable reference to a property by its name, returned as an AbstractProperty. More...
 
template<class T >
bool hasProperty () const
 Return true if this Object contains an unnamed, one-object property that contains objects of the given template type T. More...
 
template<class T >
const Property< T > & getProperty (const PropertyIndex &index) const
 Get property of known type Property<T> as a const reference; the property must be present and have the right type. More...
 
template<class T >
Property< T > & updProperty (const PropertyIndex &index)
 Get property of known type Property<T> as a writable reference; the property must be present and have the right type. More...
 
bool isObjectUpToDateWithProperties () const
 Returns true if no property's value has changed since the last time setObjectIsUpToDateWithProperties() was called. More...
 
void readObjectFromXMLNodeOrFile (SimTK::Xml::Element &objectElement, int versionNumber)
 We're given an XML element from which we are to populate this Object. More...
 
virtual void updateFromXMLNode (SimTK::Xml::Element &objectElement, int versionNumber)
 Use this method to deserialize an object from a SimTK::Xml::Element. More...
 
void updateXMLNode (SimTK::Xml::Element &parent, const AbstractProperty *prop=nullptr) const
 Serialize this object into the XML node that represents it. More...
 
bool getInlined () const
 Inlined means an in-memory Object that is not associated with an XMLDocument. More...
 
void setInlined (bool aInlined, const std::string &aFileName="")
 Mark this as inlined or not and optionally provide a file name to associate with the new XMLDocument for the non-inline case. More...
 
std::string getDocumentFileName () const
 If there is a document associated with this object then return the file name maintained by the document. More...
 
int getDocumentFileVersion () const
 If there is a document associated with this object then return its version number. More...
 
void setAllPropertiesUseDefault (bool aUseDefault)
 
bool print (const std::string &fileName) const
 Write this Object into an XML file of the given name; conventionally the suffix to use is ".osim". More...
 
std::string dump () const
 dump the XML representation of this Object into an std::string and return it. More...
 
virtual bool isA (const char *type) const
 The default implementation returns true only if the supplied string is "Object"; each Object-derived class overrides this to match its own class name. More...
 
const std::string & toString () const
 Wrapper to be used on Java side to display objects in tree; this returns just the object's name. More...
 
PropertySetgetPropertySet ()
 OBSOLETE: Get a reference to the PropertySet maintained by the Object. More...
 
const PropertySetgetPropertySet () const
 

Auto-generated functions

static TendonForceLengthCurvesafeDownCast (OpenSim::Object *obj)
 For use in MATLAB and Python to access the concrete class. More...
 
static const std::string & getClassName ()
 This returns "TendonForceLengthCurve". More...
 
TendonForceLengthCurveclone () const override
 Create a new heap-allocated copy of the concrete object to which this Object refers. More...
 
const std::string & getConcreteClassName () const override
 Returns the class name of the concrete Object-derived class of the actual object referenced by this Object, as a string. More...
 

Additional Inherited Members

- Static Public Member Functions inherited from OpenSim::Function
static FunctionmakeFunctionOfType (Function *aFunction, const std::string &aNewTypeName)
 
static FunctionsafeDownCast (OpenSim::Object *obj)
 For use in MATLAB and Python to access the concrete class. More...
 
static const std::string & getClassName ()
 This returns "Function". More...
 
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static void registerType (const Object &defaultObject)
 Register an instance of a class; if the class is already registered it will be replaced. More...
 
static void renameType (const std::string &oldTypeName, const std::string &newTypeName)
 Support versioning by associating the current Object type with an old name. More...
 
static const ObjectgetDefaultInstanceOfType (const std::string &concreteClassName)
 Return a pointer to the default instance of the registered (concrete) Object whose class name is given, or NULL if the type is not registered. More...
 
template<class T >
static bool isObjectTypeDerivedFrom (const std::string &concreteClassName)
 Return true if the given concrete object type represents a subclass of the template object type T, and thus could be referenced with a T*. More...
 
static ObjectnewInstanceOfType (const std::string &concreteClassName)
 Create a new instance of the concrete Object type whose class name is given as concreteClassName. More...
 
static void getRegisteredTypenames (Array< std::string > &typeNames)
 Retrieve all the typenames registered so far. More...
 
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static void getRegisteredObjectsOfGivenType (ArrayPtrs< T > &rArray)
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static bool PrintPropertyInfo (std::ostream &os, const std::string &classNameDotPropertyName, bool printFlagInfo=true)
 Dump formatted property information to a given output stream, useful for creating a "help" facility for registered objects. More...
 
static bool PrintPropertyInfo (std::ostream &os, const std::string &className, const std::string &propertyName, bool printFlagInfo=true)
 Same as the other signature but the class name and property name are provided as two separate strings. More...
 
static ObjectmakeObjectFromFile (const std::string &fileName)
 Create an OpenSim object whose type is based on the tag at the root node of the XML file passed in. More...
 
static const std::string & getClassName ()
 Return the name of this class as a string; i.e., "Object". More...
 
static void setSerializeAllDefaults (bool shouldSerializeDefaults)
 Static function to control whether all registered objects and their properties are written to the defaults section of output files rather than only those values for which the default was explicitly overwritten when read in from an input file or set programmatically. More...
 
static bool getSerializeAllDefaults ()
 Report the value of the "serialize all defaults" flag. More...
 
static bool isKindOf (const char *type)
 Returns true if the passed-in string is "Object"; each Object-derived class defines a method of this name for its own class name. More...
 
static void setDebugLevel (int newLevel)
 Set the amount of logging output. More...
 
static int getDebugLevel ()
 Get the current setting of debug level. More...
 
static ObjectSafeCopy (const Object *aObject)
 Use the clone() method to duplicate the given object unless the pointer is null in which case null is returned. More...
 
static void RegisterType (const Object &defaultObject)
 OBSOLETE alternate name for registerType(). More...
 
static void RenameType (const std::string &oldName, const std::string &newName)
 OBSOLETE alternate name for renameType(). More...
 

Detailed Description

This class serves as a serializable TendonForceLengthCurve for use in muscle models.

The tendon-force-length curve is dimensionless: force is normalized to maximum isometric force and length is normalized to tendon slack length. The user can adjust the strain the tendon undergoes at 1 unit load (e0), its stiffness at a strain of e0, and the shape of the tendon curve (its 'curviness'):

Parameters
strainAtOneNormForceThe tendon strain at which the tendon develops 1 unit of normalized force. strainAtOneNormForce = 0.04 means that the tendon will develop a tension of 1 normalized force when it is strained by 4% of its slack length or, equivalently, is stretched to 1.04 times its resting length.
stiffnessAtOneNormForceThe normalized stiffness (slope of the tendon curve) when the tendon is strained by strainAtOneNormForce under a load of 1 normalized unit of force.
normForceAtToeEndThe normalized force developed at the end of the 'toe' region. The toe region lies between 0 strain and some intermediate strain less than the strain required to develop 1 unit of normalized force. The toe region is nonlinear and more compliant than the rest of the tendon curve.
curvinessA dimensionless parameter between 0 and 1 that describes the shape of the curve: a value of 0 indicates that the curve is very close to a straight line segment and a value of 1 indicates a curve that smoothly fills the corner formed by the linear extrapolation of 'stiffnessAtOneNormForce' and the x-axis, as shown in the figure.

Note that we use the Cauchy or engineering definition of strain throughout: strain = (l-l0)/l0, where l is the current tendon length and l0 is its slack length.

Required Parameters

  • strainAtOneNormForce

Optional Parameters

  • stiffnessAtOneNormForce
  • normForceAtToeEnd
  • curviness
fig_TendonForceLengthCurve.png

Conditions

strainAtOneNormForce > 0
stiffnessAtOneNormForce > 1/strainAtOneNormForce
0 < normForceAtToeEnd < 1
0 <= curviness <= 1

All parameters but the strain of the tendon at 1 unit load (e0) are optional. Note that filling in one optional parameter but not the others will throw an exception when the curve is built. The optional parameters can be used to vary the shape of the curve from a close approximation of a line to a sharply-bent curve.

This curve has the advantage of being C2-continuous, which results in faster simulations when compared to the popular method of using a linearly extrapolated exponential (C0-continuous) curve to parameterize the tendon-force-length relationship. See Millard et al. (2013) for details.

Default Parameter Values If the optional parameters are not specified, the curve is fit to match the average dimensionless in-vivo tendon curve reported by Maganaris et al. and Magnusson et al. In addition, the generated curve will have a characteristic toe region that is fit to the in-vivo literature. Note that this curve is not being fit to the commonly used linearly extrapolated exponential curve documented by Thelen, as it makes the toe region about half as stiff as both the in-vitro and in-vivo data indicate is reasonable. Additionally, the linear section of the curve would be nearly twice as stiff as the data indicates is reasonable.

strainAtOneNormForce ....... 0.049
stiffnessAtOneNormForce .... 1.375/strainAtOneNormForce
normForceAtToeEnd .......... 2.0/3.0
curviness .................. 0.5

Example

TendonForceLengthCurve fseCurve(0.049, 28.1, 0.67, 0.5);
double fseVal = fseCurve.calcValue(0.02);
double dfselVal = fseCurve.calcDerivative(0.02, 1);

Note that this object should be updated through the set methods provided. These set methods will take care of rebuilding the curve correctly. If you modify the properties directly, the curve will not be rebuilt, and upon calling a function like calcValue, calcDerivative, or printCurveToCSVFile, an exception will be thrown because the curve is out-of-date with its properties.

References

  • Lewis, G., Shaw, K.M. (1997) Tensile properties of human tendo Achillis: effect of donor age and strain rate. The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery 36:435–445.
  • Maganaris, C.N., Paul, J.P. (2002) Tensile properties of the in vivo gastrocnemius tendon. Journal of Biomechanics 35:1639–1646.
  • Magnusson, S.P., Aagaard, P., Rosager, S., Dyhre-Poulsen, P., Kjaer, M. (2001) Load-displacement properties of the human triceps surae aponeurosis in vivo. Journal of Physiology 531:277–288.
  • Thelen, D.G. (2003) Adjustment of muscle mechanics model parameters to simulate dynamic contractions in older adults. ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 125:70–77.
Author
Matt Millard

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ TendonForceLengthCurve() [1/3]

OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::TendonForceLengthCurve ( )

The default constructor creates a tendon-force-length curve using the default property values and assigns a default name.

◆ TendonForceLengthCurve() [2/3]

OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::TendonForceLengthCurve ( double  strainAtOneNormForce,
double  stiffnessAtOneNormForce,
double  normForceAtToeEnd,
double  curviness 
)

Constructs a tendon-force-length curve using the provided parameters and assigns a default name.

◆ TendonForceLengthCurve() [3/3]

OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::TendonForceLengthCurve ( double  strainAtOneNormForce)

This constructor will create a C2-continuous tendon-force-length curve that is fit to match the average dimensionless in-vivo tendon curve reported by Maganaris et al.

and Magnusson et al. In addition, the generated curve will have a characteristic toe region that is fit to the in-vivo literature.

Parameters
strainAtOneNormForceThe tendon strain at which the tendon develops 1 unit of normalized force. strainAtOneNormForce = 0.04 means that the tendon will develop a tension of 1 normalized force when it is strained by 4% of its slack length or, equivalently, is stretched to 1.04 times its resting length.

Conditions

strainAtOneNormForce > 0

Member Function Documentation

◆ calcDerivative() [1/2]

double OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::calcDerivative ( double  aNormLength,
int  order 
) const

Calculates the derivative of the tendon-force-length multiplier with respect to the normalized tendon length.

Parameters
aNormLengthThe normalized length of the tendon.
orderThe order of the derivative. Only values of 0, 1, and 2 are acceptable.
Returns
The derivative of the tendon-force-length curve with respect to the normalized tendon length.

◆ calcDerivative() [2/2]

double OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::calcDerivative ( const std::vector< int > &  derivComponents,
const SimTK::Vector &  x 
) const
overridevirtual

If possible, use the simpler overload above.

Reimplemented from OpenSim::Function.

◆ calcIntegral()

double OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::calcIntegral ( double  aNormLength) const

Calculates the normalized area under the curve.

Since it is expensive to construct, the curve is built only when necessary.

Parameters
aNormLengthThe normalized length of the tendon.
Returns
The normalized area under the curve, which corresponds to the normalized potential energy stored in the tendon. To calculate the potential energy stored in the tendon in units of Joules, multiply the returned quantity by normForce*normLength (where normForce is the number of Newtons represented by a normalized force of 1.0 and normLength is the number of meters represented by a normalized length of 1.0).

◆ calcValue() [1/2]

double OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::calcValue ( const SimTK::Vector &  x) const
inlineoverridevirtual

Implement the generic OpenSim::Function interface.

Reimplemented from OpenSim::Function.

◆ calcValue() [2/2]

double OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::calcValue ( double  aNormLength) const

Evaluates the tendon-force-length curve at a normalized tendon length of 'aNormLength'.

◆ clone()

TendonForceLengthCurve* OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::clone ( ) const
inlineoverridevirtual

Create a new heap-allocated copy of the concrete object to which this Object refers.

It is up to the caller to delete the returned object when no longer needed. Every concrete object deriving from Object implements this pure virtual method automatically, via the declaration macro it invokes (e.g., OpenSim_DECLARE_CONCRETE_OBJECT()). Note that the concrete class overrides modify the return type to be a pointer to the concrete object; that still overrides the base class method because the return type is covariant with (that is, derives from) Object.

Implements OpenSim::Function.

◆ ensureCurveUpToDate()

void OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::ensureCurveUpToDate ( )

◆ get_curviness()

const double& OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::get_curviness ( ) const
inline

Get the value of the curviness property.

◆ get_norm_force_at_toe_end()

const double& OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::get_norm_force_at_toe_end ( ) const
inline

Get the value of the norm_force_at_toe_end property.

◆ get_stiffness_at_one_norm_force()

const double& OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::get_stiffness_at_one_norm_force ( ) const
inline

Get the value of the stiffness_at_one_norm_force property.

◆ get_strain_at_one_norm_force()

const double& OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::get_strain_at_one_norm_force ( ) const
inline

Get the value of the strain_at_one_norm_force property.

◆ getClassName()

static const std::string& OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::getClassName ( )
inlinestatic

This returns "TendonForceLengthCurve".

See getConcreteClassName() if you want the class name of the underlying concrete object instead.

◆ getConcreteClassName()

const std::string& OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::getConcreteClassName ( ) const
inlineoverridevirtual

Returns the class name of the concrete Object-derived class of the actual object referenced by this Object, as a string.

This is the string that is used as the tag for this concrete object in an XML file. Every concrete class derived from Object automatically overrides this method via the declaration macro it uses. See getClassName() to get the class name of the referencing (possibly abstract) class rather than the concrete object.

See also
getClassName()

Implements OpenSim::Function.

◆ getCurveDomain()

SimTK::Vec2 OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::getCurveDomain ( ) const

Returns a SimTK::Vec2 containing the lower (0th element) and upper (1st element) bounds on the domain of the curve.

Outside this domain, the curve is approximated using linear extrapolation.

Returns
The minimum and maximum value of the domain, x, of the curve y(x). Within this range, y(x) is a curve; outside this range, the function y(x) is a C2-continuous linear extrapolation.

◆ getCurvinessInUse()

double OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::getCurvinessInUse ( ) const
Returns
A dimensionless parameter between 0 and 1 that describes the shape of the curve: a value of 0 indicates that the curve is very close to a straight line segment and a value of 1 indicates a curve that smoothly fills the corner formed by the linear extrapolation of 'stiffnessAtOneNormForce' and the x-axis, as shown in the figure in the class description. This property is set to 0.5 by default.

◆ getNormForceAtToeEndInUse()

double OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::getNormForceAtToeEndInUse ( ) const
Returns
The normalized force developed at the end of the 'toe' region. The toe region lies between 0 strain and some intermediate strain less than the strain required to develop 1 unit of normalized force. The toe region is nonlinear and more compliant than the rest of the tendon curve. This property is set to 2.0/3.0 by default.

◆ getStiffnessAtOneNormForceInUse()

double OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::getStiffnessAtOneNormForceInUse ( ) const
Returns
The normalized stiffness (slope of the tendon curve) when the tendon is strained by strainAtOneNormForce under a load of 1 normalized unit of force. This property is set to 1.375/strainAtOneNormForce by default.

◆ getStrainAtOneNormForce()

double OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::getStrainAtOneNormForce ( ) const
Returns
The tendon strain at which the tendon develops 1 unit of normalized force. strainAtOneNormForce = 0.04 means that the tendon will develop a tension of 1 normalized force when it is strained by 4% of its slack length or, equivalently, is stretched to 1.04 times its resting length. This property is set to 0.049 by default.

◆ isFittedCurveBeingUsed()

bool OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::isFittedCurveBeingUsed ( ) const
Returns
True if the optional properties are empty and the fitted curve is being used, false if the optional properties are filled and are being used to construct the curve.

◆ printMuscleCurveToCSVFile()

void OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::printMuscleCurveToCSVFile ( const std::string &  path)

Generates a .csv file with a name that matches the curve name (e.g., "bicepsfemoris_TendonForceLengthCurve.csv").

This function is not const to permit the curve to be rebuilt if it is out-of-date with its properties.

Parameters
pathThe full destination path. Note that forward slashes ('/') must be used and there should not be a slash after the last folder.

The file will contain the following data:

column: 1 | 2 |     3 |       4
  data: x | y | dy/dx | d2y/dx2

Samples will be taken from the zero-force region, through the curve, out to strains beyond which the tendon generates normalized forces greater than 1. The curve is sampled quite densely: the tendon-force-length .csv file will have 200+20 rows.

Example To read the .csv file into Matlab, you need to set csvread to ignore the header row. Since csvread is 0-indexed, the following example will begin reading the .csv file from the first column of the second row:

data = csvread('bicepsfemoris_TendonForceLengthCurve.csv', 1, 0);

◆ safeDownCast()

static TendonForceLengthCurve* OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::safeDownCast ( OpenSim::Object obj)
inlinestatic

For use in MATLAB and Python to access the concrete class.

Example: cObj = TendonForceLengthCurve.safeDownCast(obj). This is equivalent to dynamic_cast<TendonForceLengthCurve*>(obj) in C++.

◆ set_curviness()

void OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::set_curviness ( const double &  value)
inline

Set the value of the curviness property.

◆ set_norm_force_at_toe_end()

void OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::set_norm_force_at_toe_end ( const double &  value)
inline

Set the value of the norm_force_at_toe_end property.

◆ set_stiffness_at_one_norm_force()

void OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::set_stiffness_at_one_norm_force ( const double &  value)
inline

Set the value of the stiffness_at_one_norm_force property.

◆ set_strain_at_one_norm_force()

void OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::set_strain_at_one_norm_force ( const double &  value)
inline

Set the value of the strain_at_one_norm_force property.

◆ setOptionalProperties()

void OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::setOptionalProperties ( double  stiffnessAtOneNormForce,
double  normForceAtToeEnd,
double  curviness 
)


Parameters
stiffnessAtOneNormForceThe normalized stiffness (slope of the tendon curve) when the tendon is strained by strainAtOneNormForce under a load of 1 normalized unit of force.
normForceAtToeEndThe normalized force developed at the end of the 'toe' region. The toe region lies between 0 strain and some intermediate strain less than the strain required to develop 1 unit of normalized force. The toe region is nonlinear and more compliant than the rest of the tendon curve.
curvinessA dimensionless parameter between 0 and 1 that describes the shape of the curve: a value of 0 indicates that the curve is very close to a straight line segment and a value of 1 indicates a curve that smoothly fills the corner formed by the linear extrapolation of 'stiffnessAtOneNormForce' and the x-axis, as shown in the figure in the class description.

◆ setStrainAtOneNormForce()

void OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::setStrainAtOneNormForce ( double  aStrainAtOneNormForce)


Parameters
aStrainAtOneNormForceThe tendon strain at which the tendon develops 1 unit of normalized force. strainAtOneNormForce = 0.04 means that the tendon will develop a tension of 1 normalized force when it is strained by 4% of its slack length or, equivalently, is stretched to 1.04 times its resting length.

◆ upd_curviness()

double& OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::upd_curviness ( )
inline

Get a writable reference to the curviness property.

◆ upd_norm_force_at_toe_end()

double& OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::upd_norm_force_at_toe_end ( )
inline

Get a writable reference to the norm_force_at_toe_end property.

◆ upd_stiffness_at_one_norm_force()

double& OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::upd_stiffness_at_one_norm_force ( )
inline

Get a writable reference to the stiffness_at_one_norm_force property.

◆ upd_strain_at_one_norm_force()

double& OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::upd_strain_at_one_norm_force ( )
inline

Get a writable reference to the strain_at_one_norm_force property.

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◆ curviness

double OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::curviness

"Tendon curve bend, from linear (0) to maximum bend (1)"

This property appears in XML files under the tag <curviness>. This property was generated with the OpenSim_DECLARE_OPTIONAL_PROPERTY macro; see Property to learn about the property system.

See also
get_curviness(), upd_curviness(), set_curviness()

◆ norm_force_at_toe_end

double OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::norm_force_at_toe_end

"Normalized force developed at the end of the toe region"

This property appears in XML files under the tag <norm_force_at_toe_end>. This property was generated with the OpenSim_DECLARE_OPTIONAL_PROPERTY macro; see Property to learn about the property system.

See also
get_norm_force_at_toe_end(), upd_norm_force_at_toe_end(), set_norm_force_at_toe_end()

◆ stiffness_at_one_norm_force

double OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::stiffness_at_one_norm_force

"Tendon stiffness at a tension of 1 normalized force"

This property appears in XML files under the tag <stiffness_at_one_norm_force>. This property was generated with the OpenSim_DECLARE_OPTIONAL_PROPERTY macro; see Property to learn about the property system.

See also
get_stiffness_at_one_norm_force(), upd_stiffness_at_one_norm_force(), set_stiffness_at_one_norm_force()

◆ strain_at_one_norm_force

double OpenSim::TendonForceLengthCurve::strain_at_one_norm_force

"Tendon strain at a tension of 1 normalized force"

This property appears in XML files under the tag <strain_at_one_norm_force>. This property was generated with the OpenSim_DECLARE_PROPERTY macro; see Property to learn about the property system.

See also
get_strain_at_one_norm_force(), upd_strain_at_one_norm_force(), set_strain_at_one_norm_force()

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