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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""
+Created on Thu Mar 25 15:51:17 2021
+
+@author: emi
+"""
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Modenese L., Ceseracciu, E., Reggiani M., Lloyd, D.G. #
+#                                                                          #
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");          #
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.         #
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at                                  # 
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.                              #
+#                                                                          # 
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software      #
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,        #
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or          #
+# implied. See the License for the specific language governing             #
+# permissions and limitations under the License.                           #
+#                                                                          #
+#    Author:   Luca Modenese, January 2015                                 #
+#    email:    l.modenese@imperial.ac.uk                                   # 
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+
+# Written by Emiliano Ravera emiliano.ravera@uner.edu.ar as part of the 
+# Python version of work by Luca Modenese in the parameterisation of muscle
+# tendon properties.
+
+#------ import packages --------- 
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# adding OpenSim to python script
+import sys
+sys.path.append('/opt/opensim-core/lib/python3.6/site-packages/')
+import opensim
+
+# # adding tool function to python script
+# from Public_functions import getModelJointDefinitions, \
+#                                 getChildBodyJoint, \
+#                                 getParentBodyJoint, \
+#                                 getMuscleAttachBody
+
+# from Private_functions import getJointsSpannedByMuscle, \
+#                                 getIndipCoordAndJoint, \
+#                                 sampleMuscleQuantities
+
+from optimMuscleParams import optimMuscleParams
+#-------------------------------- 
+
+
+# ========= USERS SETTINGS =======
+actualpath = Path().resolve()
+# p = actualpath.parent
+path_opensim_files = str(actualpath.parent) + '/Example_case'
+
+# REFERENCE MODEL
+# Muscle dynamics from Arnold model will be mapped onto the target model.
+osimModel_ref_filepath  = path_opensim_files + '/Input_Models/Reference_Arnold_R.osim' 
+
+# TARGET MODEL
+# Target model is a model built from scratch using dataveric data.
+osimModel_targ_filepath  = path_opensim_files +  '/Input_Models/Target_LHDL_Schutte_R.osim'
+
+# nr of evaluations per coordinate
+N_eval = 10
+
+# ================================
+
+# Folder where to store the optimized model and a log
+# checking if folder exists. If not, create it.
+optimizedModel_folder = Path(path_opensim_files + '/Optimized_Models')
+optimizedModel_folder.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+# initializing folders and log file
+log_folder = str(optimizedModel_folder)
+
+
+# optimizing target based on reference model for N_eval points per coord.
+osimModel_opt, SimsInfo = optimMuscleParams(osimModel_ref_filepath, osimModel_targ_filepath, N_eval, log_folder);
+
+# printing the optimized model
+osimModel_opt.printToXML(str(optimizedModel_folder) + '/' + osimModel_opt.getName())
+
+
+
+
+
+
+