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What this study reveals is that in terms of muscle activity to drive the bicycle a high seat is advantageous,
but there seems to be a very sharp limit where the leg gets close to not being able to reach the pedals, and
this should not be exceeded. One additional remark in this context is that this bicycle model has a
predefined ankle angle variation whereas a real human can compensate for a higher seat by letting the
ankle operate in a more plantar-flexed position.
Before we finish this section, let us take a look at a particularly important feature of AnyScript mathematics:
The ability to compute integral properties. AnyBody has a simple way of approximating the metabolism of
muscles based on the simulation of each muscle's mechanical work. Metabolism is technically a power
measured in Watt, and the sum of the individual muscle metabolisms will give us an estimate of the total
metabolism involved in the bicycling process. It is fairly simple to add up the muscle metabolisms in the
AnyBody study:
// The study: Operations to be performed on the model
AnyBodyStudy Study = {
AnyFolder &Model = .Model;
RecruitmentSolver = MinMaxOOSolSimplex;
Gravity = {0.0, -9.81, 0.0};
tEnd = Main.BikeParameters.T;
nStep = 50;