SCONE: Open Source Software for Predictive Simulation of Biological Motion

Abstract

Mobility impairments pose an increasing burden on our ageing society, urging researchers and clinicians to invent new assistive technologies and improve medical treatment. However, their efforts are impeded by a gap in our understanding of biological motion. Even though individual branches of neuroscience and biomechanics have produced a wealth of knowledge of the components comprising biological motion, the fundamental question of how the neural, muscular and skeletal systems operate together to produce efficient and purposeful motion remains largely unanswered.