Optimal control of isometric muscle dynamics

We use an indirect optimal control approach to calculate the optimal neural stimulation needed to obtain measured isometric muscle forces. the neural stimulation of the nerve system is hereby considered to be a control function (input) of the system ’muscle’ that solely determines the muscle force (output). we use a well-established muscle model and experimental data of isometric contractions. the model consists of coupled activation and contraction dynamics described by ordinary differential equations. to validate our results,we perform a comparison with commercial optimal control software. © 2015,published by itb journal publisher.