This abstract describes development work performed on the NASA Digital Astronaut Project Muscle Model. Muscle atrophy is a known physiological response to exposure to a low gravity environment. The DAP muscle model computationally predicts the change in muscle structure and function vs. time in a reduced gravity environment. The spaceflight muscle model can then be used in biomechanical models of exercise countermeasures and spaceflight tasks to: 1) develop site specific bone loading input to the DAP bone adaptation model over the course of a mission; 2) predict astronaut performance of spaceflight tasks; 3) inform effectiveness of new exercise countermeasures concepts.


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    Title :

    Development of the NASA Digital Astronaut Project Muscle Model



    Conference:

    2015 Human Research Program Investigators'' Workshop ; 2015 ; Galveston, TX, United States


    Publication date :

    2015-01-13


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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