See the Work
- Matthew Petrucci
OpenSim is a powerful and freely available tool for modeling and simulation of movement. Watch the video below to get an overview of the project and see how OpenSim can be used to help plan surgery for children with cerebral palsy.
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Musculoskeletal modeling and dynamic simulation have recently emerged as powerful tools to uncover the biomechanical causes of movement abnormalities and to design improved treatments. Starting in 2006, we developed powerful, freely available software for simulating human movement, OpenSim. Users of this technology address fundamental issues in movement science and focus on critical areas of rehabilitation medicine, including stroke, spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, prosthetics, orthotics, and osteoarthritis.
See examples of research projects developed with OpenSim in:
These projects are hosted through our sister site SimTK.org, a development environment and home for hundreds of biomedical research projects and teams.
OpenSim in Action
The Nike commercial during the 2017 Super Bowl includes footage from OpenSim and our lower limb model.
The model appears around the 25-second mark.
OpenSim is supported by the Mobilize Center , an NIH Biomedical Technology Resource Center (grant P41 EB027060); the Restore Center , an NIH-funded Medical Rehabilitation Research Resource Network Center (grant P2C HD101913); and the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance through the Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation. See the People page for a list of the many people who have contributed to the OpenSim project over the years. ©2010-2024 OpenSim. All rights reserved.