TORL was awarded pilot project funding on musculoskeletal modeling through the National Center for Simulation in Rehabilitation Research (NCSRR). The goal of the work is to develop and validate a new platform for modeling musculoskeletal growth and loading using a computational approach requiring joint simulation and finite element analysis. The project also aims to develop software tools to link these computational programs.
The title of the project is “Integrated iterative musculoskeletal modeling to study growth and function” and represents an ongoing collaboration with Dr. Katherine Saul, an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at NC State. Dr. Saul is director of the Movement Biomechanics Laboratory at NC State. Dr. Saul and Dr. Fisher are co-PIs on the project.
The announcement of the award can be found at the NCSRR website.