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Table 2 Design specifications of the multifilament thin McKibben muscles for the ankle

From: Musculoskeletal lower-limb robot driven by multifilament muscles

Muscle

Number of thin McKibben muscles

Length of constriction (mm)

Gastrocnemius

30 each

300

Soleus

40

300

Plantaris

10

300

Tibialis anterior

40

300

Tibialis posterior

26

300

Fibularis tertius

10

100

Fibularis longus

30

300

Fibularis brevis

40

160

Flexor digitorum longus

30

300

Extensor digitorum longus

30

300

Flexor hallucis longus

20

250

Extensor hallucis longus

20

250