OpenSim (simulation toolkit)
| OpenSim | |
|---|---|
 Sample Musculoskeletal Models in OpenSim | |
| Developer(s) | SimTK |
| Stable release | 1.1
/ December 4 2007 |
| Repository | |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Technical computing |
| License | MIT License |
| Website | http://simtk.org/home/opensim/ |
OpenSim is an open source framework that provides an environment for biomechanical modeling, simulation and analysis. Its purpose is to provide free and widely accessible tools for conducting both basic and clinical biomechanics and motor control science. OpenSim provides a variety of musculoskeletal models for a range of applications from simulating the effects of tendon transfer surgery in the wrist to generating patient specific muscle actuated simulations of walking.
OpenSim is one of the flagship applications from Simbios, the NIH Center for Biomedical Computation at Stanford University. Founded in 2004, Simbios is charged with a mandate to provide leading software and computational tools for physics-based modeling and simulation of biological structures. OpenSim was designed to propel biomechanics research by providing a common framework for investigation and a vehicle for exchanging complex musculoskeletal models.
History
OpenSim 1.0 was released on August 20, 2007 and provided capabilities for viewing musculoskeletal models, importing models developed in SIMM (Musculographics Inc.), editing muscle paths, and generating muscle actuated simulations that track experimental data.
OpenSim 1.1 was released on December 11, 2007, which added new features such as user-specified camera positions for recording movies of simulations, and a perturbation (sensitivity) analysis for inquiry into the function of individual muscles.
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