Biomechanics API Reference¶
Introduction¶
Biomechanical models typically involve simultaneously modeling numerous aspects
of anatomy. These can be the skeletal, muscular, and neurological systems. The
skeletal system is typically modeled using multibody dynamics. This can be done
using sympy.physics.mechanics. sympy.physics.biomechanics provides
functionality for modeling musculotendons (the muscular system) and activation
dynamics (the neurological system).
Mechanics¶
This module acts as an extension module to sympy.physics.mechanics. It is
not intended that this module be used by itself. Rather, a user would import
both sympy.physics.mechanics and sympy.physics.biomechanics, and
use objects from both interchangeably. sympy.physics.biomechanics has
been designed in such a way that its class hierarchies are related to, and
interfaces (e.g. attribute names, call signatures, and return types) mimic,
those of sympy.physics.mechanics. Consequentially, sympy.physics.mechanics
will correctly generate equations of motion for multibody systems that
incorporate biomechanical components.