“…Examples are provided by the single-compartment model ( Bates, 2009 ; Ghafarian et al, 2016 ; Gertler, 2021 ) corresponding to a first-order linear differential system, the two-compartment model ( Bates, 2009 ; Carvalho and Zin, 2011 ; Ghafarian et al, 2016 ) corresponding to a second-order differential system, and the viscoelastic model ( Ganzert et al, 2009 ). Over the last few years, different types of respiratory mechanics models have been put forward, including nonlinear models involving elastance and resistance of the respiratory system ( Chiew et al, 2015 ; Redmond et al, 2017 ; Ellwein Fix et al, 2018 ; Marconi and De Lazzari, 2020 ). These studies generally provide a good theoretical modelling and may be used to simulate the respiratory system.…”