Biomaterial Database

SPACAR: a software subroutine package for simulation of the behavior of biomechanical systems. 1992

A J van Soest, and A L Schwab, and M F Bobbert, and G J van Ingen Schenau

Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, Vrije University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Direct dynamics computer simulation is gaining importance as a research tool in the biomechanical study of complex human movements. Therefore, the need for general-purpose software packages with which the equations of motion can be derived automatically and solved numerically is growing. In this paper such a method is described: SPACAR. The method is compared to well-known commercially available software packages. On the basis of the results obtained on a test problem simulated with both SPACAR and DADS, it is concluded that both methods are accurate; DADS is much faster. The user-friendliness of SPACAR is less than that of DADS. However, SPACAR has two major advantages. First is the basic deformability of all elements, which allows handling of all kinds of problems within a unified framework; second is the full availability of the source code, which allows the experienced user to broaden the scope of possibilities to any extent.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009068	Movement	The act, process, or result of passing from one place or position to another. It differs from LOCOMOTION in that locomotion is restricted to the passing of the whole body from one place to another, while movement encompasses both locomotion but also a change of the position of the whole body or any of its parts. Movement may be used with reference to humans, vertebrate and invertebrate animals, and microorganisms. Differentiate also from MOTOR ACTIVITY, movement associated with behavior.	Movements
D003198	Computer Simulation	Computer-based representation of physical systems and phenomena such as chemical processes.	Computational Modeling,Computational Modelling,Computer Models,In silico Modeling,In silico Models,In silico Simulation,Models, Computer,Computerized Models,Computer Model,Computer Simulations,Computerized Model,In silico Model,Model, Computer,Model, Computerized,Model, In silico,Modeling, Computational,Modeling, In silico,Modelling, Computational,Simulation, Computer,Simulation, In silico,Simulations, Computer
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001696	Biomechanical Phenomena	The properties, processes, and behavior of biological systems under the action of mechanical forces.	Biomechanics,Kinematics,Biomechanic Phenomena,Mechanobiological Phenomena,Biomechanic,Biomechanic Phenomenas,Phenomena, Biomechanic,Phenomena, Biomechanical,Phenomena, Mechanobiological,Phenomenas, Biomechanic
D012984	Software	Sequential operating programs and data which instruct the functioning of a digital computer.	Computer Programs,Computer Software,Open Source Software,Software Engineering,Software Tools,Computer Applications Software,Computer Programs and Programming,Computer Software Applications,Application, Computer Software,Applications Software, Computer,Applications Softwares, Computer,Applications, Computer Software,Computer Applications Softwares,Computer Program,Computer Software Application,Engineering, Software,Open Source Softwares,Program, Computer,Programs, Computer,Software Application, Computer,Software Applications, Computer,Software Tool,Software, Computer,Software, Computer Applications,Software, Open Source,Softwares, Computer Applications,Softwares, Open Source,Source Software, Open,Source Softwares, Open,Tool, Software,Tools, Software