Introduction
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 both in the standalone GUI and the new Matlab scripting tools. The workshop will culminate in a challenge where the workshop participants will aim to maximize walking distance over increasingly challenging terrain.
This wiki pages hosts all of the materials and instructions for the workshop
For this workshop, you must use version 3.1 (Beta) of the OpenSim software
Download the release beta, from the OpenSim page at simtk.org
P1: Open Model in GUI - Explore Pieces
Segment Description
Joint Descriptions
ExpressionBushingForce - Magnet
Contact Choices
- Spheres - Hunt Crossley
- Thin Disc - Elastic Foundation
p2: Run First Simulation
Tinker in GUI for a few minutes
Plot in GUI
p3: detailed model editing
p4: Adding Elements (Matlab)
p5: Plotting Elements (Matlab)