NEUROMECHANIC is a simulated physical environment for developing and testing neural control hypotheses. Rigid body dynamic equations of motion, phenomenological muscle models, and simplified input/output neuron models are incorporated. The code is extendible with dynamic linked libraries. NEUROMECHANIC was specifically developed to answer questions involving neural control and stability; the software linearizes the equations of motion for a given body and posture and evaluates the Lyapunov stability of the system.

Our hope is that animal models can be easily created and shared and different strategies for neural control may be tested with each model.