The 11th Conference of the International Shoulder Group (ISG) will be held from 14th-16th July 2016 in Winterthur, Switzerland and will include a half-day OpenSim workshop. The workshop will be led by Dimitra Blana (Keele University, UK) and Ricardo Matias (University of Lisbon, Portugal).
All ISG conference participants are invited to take part in the OpenSim workshop on Thursday July 14th from 13:30 - 18:00. The goal of the workshop is to introduce a newly developed shoulder model, and demonstrate how it can be used to investigate clinically relevant problems. It will feature an overview of the OpenSim software and hands-on team exercises. No prior OpenSim experience is required.
The ISG conference provides a scientific knowledge-sharing platform among scientists, engineers, and clinicians interested in shoulder biomechanics. Besides the OpenSim workshop, other highlights include keynote speeches from Dr. med. Matthias Zumstein (Bern University Hospital) and Prof. Dr. Tobias Nef (University of Bern); eight scientific sessions with 33 oral and 10 poster presentations; and an industrial exhibition supporting the interaction between industry, clinical practice and research. To find out more and register please go to the conference website.
Learning Objectives
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By the end of the workshop, participants will able to:
Identify components of an OpenSim model (GUI & xml)
Load the new shoulder model and scapulothoracic joint plugin
Identify the marker set used in the shoulder model
Import experimental data
Use OpenSim's Scale Tool to scale the shoulder model
Use OpenSim's Inverse Kinematics Tool to solve for the model's joint angles from marker data
Workshop Location
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The workshop will take place in room TN E0.58, Technikumstrasse 71, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences. (The same location as the main ISG conference.) See here for a map.
Agenda
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The workshop will take place on Thursday July 14th, 13:30 - 17:45, before the Welcome Reception of the ISG Conference.
Introduction to OpenSim and the new shoulder model | 13:30 - 14:15 |
Importing experimental data and scaling the model | 14:15 - 14:45 |
Hands-on example: Model Scaling | 14:45 - 15:30 |
| Break | 15:30 - 16:00 |
Running an Inverse Kinematics analysis with OpenSim | 16:00 - 16:30 |
| Hands-on example: Inverse Kinematic | 16:30 - 17:15 |
| Q&A and closing | 17:15 - 17:45 |
Preparing for the Workshop
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Participants should bring (or be prepared to share with a colleague) a laptop running 64-bit Windows with OpenSim 3.3 installed. We require OpenSim 3.3 64-bit for the scapulothoracic joint plugin. If your system is different, please share with a colleague.
OpenSim model files and setup files are written in xml. Notepad++ is a free text editor that makes it easier to view and edit xml files. During the tutorial we will use Notepad++ to examine OpenSim files.
Before the workshop, please download:
- OpenSim 3.3
- Notepad++ (or a text editor of your choice)
- The model of the scapulothoracic joint. This includes:
- The OpenSim model (.osim file, under 1. Model)
- The scapulothoracic joint plugin (.dll file, under 2. Software)