Title :
An analog VLSI model of muscle sarcomeres
Author :
Hudson, Tina A. ; Lin, David C. ; Bragg, Julian A. ; Brown, Edgar A. ; DeWeerth, Stephen P.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
We have developed analog VLSI circuits to model the behavior demonstrated by biological sarcomeres, the force generating components of muscle tissue. The circuits are based upon the mathematical description of crossbridge populations developed by A.F. Huxley. We have implemented the sarcomere circuit using a standard 1.2 μ process, and have demonstrated transient and steady-state behaviors experimentally
Keywords :
VLSI; analogue integrated circuits; biomechanics; integrated circuit design; muscle; physiological models; transient analysis; 1.2 micron; VLSI model; analog VLSI; biological sarcomeres; crossbridge populations; force generating components; muscle tissue; sarcomere circuit; steady-state behavior; transient behavior; Actuators; Analog computers; Biological system modeling; Biology computing; Circuits; Muscles; Prosthetics; Robots; Steady-state; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2000. Proceedings. ISCAS 2000 Geneva. The 2000 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5482-6
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2000.857123
