ca.nengo.model.muscle
Interface SkeletalMuscle

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, Node, Probeable, Resettable, java.io.Serializable, SimulationMode.ModeConfigurable, VisiblyMutable

All Known Implementing Classes:

CriticallyDampedMuscle, HillMuscle, SkeletalMuscleImpl

public interface SkeletalMuscle
extends Node, Probeable

A model of a skeletal muscle or muscle group.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface ca.nengo.util.VisiblyMutable

VisiblyMutable.Event, VisiblyMutable.Listener, VisiblyMutable.NameChangeEvent, VisiblyMutable.NodeRemovedEvent

Field Summary

static java.lang.String	ACTIVATION activation
static java.lang.String	DYNAMIC_SPINDLE_ORIGIN MuscleSpindle.DYNAMIC_ORIGIN_NAME
static java.lang.String	EXCITATION_TERMINATION excitation
static java.lang.String	FORCE force
static java.lang.String	GTO_ORIGIN GolgiTendonOrgan.ORIGIN_NAME
static java.lang.String	LENGTH length
static java.lang.String	STATIC_SPINDLE_ORIGIN MuscleSpindle.STATIC_ORIGIN_NAME

Method Summary

float	getForce()
void	setLength(float length)

Methods inherited from interface ca.nengo.model.Node

clone, getDocumentation, getName, getOrigin, getOrigins, getTermination, getTerminations, run, setDocumentation, setName

Methods inherited from interface ca.nengo.model.Resettable

reset

Methods inherited from interface ca.nengo.model.SimulationMode.ModeConfigurable

getMode, setMode

Methods inherited from interface ca.nengo.util.VisiblyMutable

addChangeListener, removeChangeListener

Methods inherited from interface ca.nengo.model.Probeable

getHistory, listStates

Field Detail

GTO_ORIGIN

static final java.lang.String GTO_ORIGIN

GolgiTendonOrgan.ORIGIN_NAME

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Constant Field Values

DYNAMIC_SPINDLE_ORIGIN

static final java.lang.String DYNAMIC_SPINDLE_ORIGIN

MuscleSpindle.DYNAMIC_ORIGIN_NAME

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Constant Field Values

STATIC_SPINDLE_ORIGIN

static final java.lang.String STATIC_SPINDLE_ORIGIN

MuscleSpindle.STATIC_ORIGIN_NAME

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Constant Field Values

EXCITATION_TERMINATION

static final java.lang.String EXCITATION_TERMINATION

excitation

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Constant Field Values

ACTIVATION

static final java.lang.String ACTIVATION

activation

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Constant Field Values

FORCE

static final java.lang.String FORCE

force

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Constant Field Values

LENGTH

static final java.lang.String LENGTH

length

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Method Detail

setLength

void setLength(float length)

Parameters:

length - length of the muscle

getForce

float getForce()

Returns:

force generated by the muscle