Statically Equivalent Loads. A highly idealized biomechanical model of the human body is shown below, sectioned in a horizontal plane through the lower back showing the major muscle forces in gray, with the back of the body in the positive y-direction. The same four muscles act on the left and right sides of the trunk and there is symmetry with respect to the y – z plane. On each side, the tensile (pulling) forces acting in each of the four different muscles are: FR = 150 N, Fo = 150 N, F1 = 230 N, and Fg = 320 N, and all are acting in the z-direction.
Statically Equivalent Loads. A highly idealized biomechanical model of the human body is shown below, sectioned in a horizontal plane through the lower back showing the major muscle forces in gray, with the back of the body in the positive y-direction. The same four muscles act on the left and right sides of the trunk and there is symmetry with respect to the y – z plane. On each side, the tensile (pulling) forces acting in each of the four different muscles are: FR = 150 N, Fo = 150 N, F1 = 230 N, and Fg = 320 N, and all are acting in the z-direction.
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Transcribed Image Text:Statically Equivalent Loads. A highly idealized biomechanical model of the human body is shown
below, sectioned in a horizontal plane through the lower back showing the major muscle forces in
gray, with the back of the body in the positive y-direction. The same four muscles act on the left and
right sides of the trunk and there is symmetry with respect to the y – z plane. On each side, the
tensile (pulling) forces acting in each of the four different muscles are: FR = 150 N, Fo = 150 N, F1 =
230 N, and Fr = 320 N, and all are acting in the z-direction.
Assume that this system of muscle forces is statically equivalent to a single resultant force vector Fres
and a single resultant moment vector Mres, referenced to point 0.
a- For this cartesian coordinate system, calculate the three components (x, y, and z) of Mres
b- Which components (x, y, or z) of the resultant muscle moment vector would enable you to bend
in the forward-backward direction, bend to one side, and twist, respectively? Would the muscle
forces shown here cause you to bend forward or backward?
c- If you wanted to
statistically equivalent loads instead
only by a single force vector,
(call it Fres"), what would be the
represent the
FR
Fo
location of that force in this cross-
FR
FE
F
section?
FE
d- Muscles can only pull and can only
exert forces along their main
orientation (like a rope). If the body
wanted to devise a way to twist such
that the magnitude of the muscle
forces would be minimized, how do
FL
75 mm
15 mm
30 mm
40 mm
145 mm
50 mm
you think it could accomplish that?
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