Flatness of musculoskeletal systems under functional electrical stimulation.

Control of musculoskeletal yy system through functional electrical stimulation (FES) still remains a complex and a challenging process. Indeed, the used musculoskeletal models are often complex and highly nonlinear, which makes their control and inversion (getting appropriate inputs from a desired o...

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Published in:Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing Vol. 58; no. 5; pp. 1113 - 1127
Main Authors: Benoussaad, Mourad, Rotella, Frédéric, Chaibi, Imen
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature May2020
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          Benoussaad, Mourad
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      ab: Control of musculoskeletal yy system through functional electrical stimulation (FES) still remains a complex and a challenging process. Indeed, the used musculoskeletal models are often complex and highly nonlinear, which makes their control and inversion (getting appropriate inputs from a desired outputs) very difficult. On the other hand, the system flatness has been proved to be an efficient method for nonlinear system control, since in this technique, the nonlinear system can be controlled more easily through its flat outputs. Therefore, it is very promising to apply this control technique on the musculoskeletal system, to overcome its problems, which has never been explored so far. The aim of this work is to explore the flatness technique and its feasibility on the knee joint musculoskeletal system in dynamic condition, controlled by electrically stimulated quadriceps muscle. A mathematical proof developed in the current work highlights that the two-input musculoskeletal system is flat, where two flat outputs are the muscle stiffness and the knee joint angle. It also shows that the single-input musculoskeletal system is not flat. These results are crucial for flatness-based control of musculoskeletal systems, since this model in literature deals with a single input. Simulation results in open-loop control of two-input system highlight the consistency of the mathematical proof, and the applicability of this technique on the musculoskeletal system, where its simulated outputs fit perfectly with the desired ones if the model is considered perfect. When, one parameter of the system is not well estimated (10% of error), simulations show limits of open-loop control, with a joint angle rms deviation of 4%; hence, the closed-loop control should be considered. Graphical Abstract Flatness Study and control of Musculoskeletal systems.
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