Young-Hoo Kwon, Ph.D. wrote:
> Joint power is the dot product
> of the net joint force and the linear velocity of the joint.
> On the other hand, the muscle power is the dot product of the net joint
> torque (muscle moment) and the angular velocity of the segment.
We first need to agree on a common terminology, to avoid confusion.
So far in this discussion, we used the term "joint power" for what
Young-Hoo calls "muscle power".
> For the reasons presented above, Fv = Mw is incorrect.
I think Richard used the symbols as follows:
F = muscle force
v = muscle shortening velocity
Then, for a uni-articular muscle, the equality Fv = Mw is valid.
Let's *not* talk about the dot product of joint force and linear
velocity, this is a different discussion (but equally interesting).
Ton
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