I DOWNLOADED OPENSIM - NOW WHAT?
This introductory tutorial at the 2015 Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society (GCMAS) meeting will provide practical tips for getting started with OpenSim.
The workshop will take place on Wednesday March 18, 4-6pm. Participants will be introduced to OpenSim’s features, file formats, and documentation using HANDS-ON, clinically-relevant examples.
Full Abstract: OpenSimTutorial gcmas2015.pdf
Preparing for the Tutorial
Enrolled participants should bring (or be prepared to share with a colleague) a laptop running the Windows operating system with OpenSim and Notepad++ installed. Bring a computer mouse, too.
Before the tutorial:
(1) Please test your installation of OpenSim by completing the test exercise posted below.
(2) Download the GCMAS tutorial files.
How to Download OpenSim
OpenSim is hosted on SimTK, a cloud storage service for biomedical tools and research. There are 32- and 64- bit versions available to correspond with your system requirements. If you are unsure which version you need, click here.
Download OpenSim 3.2.
How to Download Notepad++
OpenSim model files and setup files are written in xml. Notepad++ is a free xml editor that makes it easier to view and edit xml files. During the tutorial we will use Notepad++ to examine OpenSim files.
Download Notepad++
How to Test Your Installation of OpenSim
coming soon
How to Download the GCMAS Tutorial Files (add zip tutorial folder)
coming soon
Workshop Staff and Contact Information
Instructors
Allison Arnold (aarnold@oeb.harvard.edu) Concord Field Station, Harvard University
| Apoorva Rajagopal (apoorvar@stanford.edu) Neuromuscular Biomechanics Laboratory, Stanford University
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Chris Carty (c.carty@griffith.edu.au) School of Allied Health Sciences, Griffith University
| Ability & Innovation Lab, University of Washington  |
James Dunne (james.dunne@stanford.edu) Neuromuscular Biomechanics Laboratory, Stanford University
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Tutorial Exercises
coming soon
Tutorial Slides
coming soon
Background Reading
Here are some useful resources for learning more about OpenSim:
Useful Links
National Center for Simulation Research (NCSRR)
OpenSim Documentation (Confluence)
Overview of the OpenSim Workflow
Relevant Literature
OpenSim: Open-Source Software to Create and Analyze Dynamic Simulations of Movement
Scott L. Delp, Frank C. Anderson, Allison S. Arnold, Peter Loan, Ayman Habib, Chand T. John, Eran Guendelman, and Darryl G. Thelen
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, VOL. 54, NO. 11, NOVEMBER 2007
Is My Model Good Enough? Best Practices for Verification and Validation of Musculoskeletal Models and Simulations of Movement
Jennifer L. Hicks, Thomas K. Uchida, Ajay Seth, Scott L. Delp.
Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, Volume 137, Issue 2, 2015
Muscle contributions to vertical and fore-aft accelerations are altered in subjects with crouch gait
KM Steele, A Seth, JL Hicks, MH Schwartz, SL Delp
Gait & posture 38 (1), 86-91
Can biomechanical variables predict improvement in crouch gait?
JL Hicks, SL Delp, MH Schwartz
Gait & posture 34 (2), 197-201
Crouched postures reduce the capacity of muscles to extend the hip and knee during the single-limb stance phase of gait
JL Hicks, MH Schwartz, AS Arnold, SL Delp
Journal of biomechanics 41 (5), 960-967