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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jun 14.
Published in final edited form as: J Biomech. 2017 May 5;58:97–104. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2017.04.024

Table 3. Endpoint Force Produced at Thumb-tip (Output from Forward Dynamics).

Target Force Magnitude (N) Endpoint Force Magnitude (N)
Nonimpaired SE4CF PRC
0 0.8 1.1 0.7
10 10.0 9.2 8.7
20 20.1 18.2 17.9
30 30.1 27.6 27.0
40 39.9 37.1 36.2
50 50.2 47.1 46.2
60 Simulation Not Performed#
Average*(% of nonimpaired) 100% 92.1 ± 1.3% 89.8 ± 1.8 %
#

Activations from the computed muscle control simulation to produce 60N endpoint force without reserve torques are a necessary input for this simulation. These input values were not available because this simulation failed to run to completion without error.

*

Average (± standard deviation) excludes target force magnitude of zero.