Muscle Property Affected | Design Parameter |
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Maximum force, tension, and moment | Physiological cross sectional area (number of parallel sarcomeres) Areal distribution of muscle fiber types |
Force | Pennation angle |
Fatigability | Fiber type distribution (number and area) |
Maximum moment | Moment arm |
Velocity of excursion | Muscle fiber length (total number of serial sarcomeres) Areal distribution of muscle fiber types |
Submaximum force at given shortening velocity | Muscle fiber length |
Range of Motion | Muscle fiber length Tendon length |
Damping, energy storage | Tendon length |
Relative stiffness of a muscle-tendon unit | Tendon length/muscle fiber length |
Relative muscle-joint properties | Fiber length/moment arm |