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Muscle design for optimal performance

Muscle models are essential for our understanding of muscle function. While traditional models may work well for single fibres during steady contractions, their performance is much worse for whole muscles during natural behaviours. This presentation will consider different aspect of physiology and mechanics that influence the forces that muscles develop, how these features can be incorporated into muscle models, and the insights that we gain about how muscle design and use is related to whole muscle energetics and mechanical performance.