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The OpenSim team is running a workshop for the Dynamic Walking 2013 Annual meeting at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 

This workshop will cover the development and simulation of a passive dynamic walker in OpenSim.  Participants will be introduced to the OpenSim tools in both the standalone GUI and the new Matlab scripting tools.  How far can you get your model to walk? We'll guide you along the design of your own walker. No prior OpenSim experience is necessary.

This wiki pages directs the participants to all of the materials and instructions for the workshop.

Here is the tutorial that we will be going through during the workshop: Dynamic Walking Challenge: Go the Distance!. The page includes step-by-step instructions, OpenSim models, and many handy Matlab scripts.

Preparation for the Workshop

  1. Install OpenSim: Download the release beta named OpenSim-3.1.0-win32-VC10P-DW.exe from the OpenSim downloads page at simtk.org. Participants should either bring a PC laptop with OpenSim installed, or be prepared to team up with other participants. Here are installation instructions.
  2. Setup Matlab: There is a particularly exciting part of the tutorial which requires that users have Matlab installed. We support both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Matlab, though the use of 64-bit Matlab requires that you follow some additional steps. See this page for Matlab instructions.
  3. Download example materials: You can download the model files and example scripts for the workshop here.

We hope you will be able to set up your environment properly before you arrive, but we'll be glad to help you with these steps during the workshop.

Share your scripts

If, during the workshop or afterwards, you develop any models or Matlab scripts that you'd like to share with other workshop participants, email them to Chris Dembia and we'll post them right here. Please include DWC2013 in the subject line, and be sure to credit yourself inside the files you send.

Helpful Examples and Resources

If you're eager to learn about OpenSim before the workshop, visit other Examples and Tutorials.

Since we'll be using OpenSim's Matlab scripting functionality, you may benefit from reading Scripting with Matlab.

When writing Matlab scripts, it will be helpful to learn about OpenSim classes by browsing its Doxygen C++ API documentation.

To learn about Simbody, the physics engine behind OpenSim, visit Multibody Dynamics Concepts (Simbody).

To learn more about OpenSim in general, visit http://opensim.stanford.edu/.

Surveys

Workshop Feedback: We hope you'll find a moment at the end of the workshop to fill out our feedback form. There are only 3 required questions, so it should be quick!

Staff

  • Ajay Seth
  • Dan Jacobs
  • Chris Dembia
  • Scott Delp

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