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Webinar on Probabilistic Analyses, New OpenSim Simulation Resources, and More
by Jennifer Hicks 07 Nov '16

07 Nov '16

*Webinar: Enabling Stochastic Simulations of Movement with High Throughput Computing* *Wednesday, November 17, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time* Colin Smith and Darryl Thelen from the University of Wisconsin-Madison will describe a framework that enables the probabilistic analyses of simulation results on high throughput computing systems. They will also demo how to run OpenSim simulations on the Open Science Grid. Learn more and register <http://opensim.stanford.edu/support/event_details.html?id=169>. *Solving Inverse Kinematics and Inverse Dynamics in Real-Time* Claudio Pizzolato, David Lloyd, and Luca Modenese from Griffith University, Australia and Monica Reggiani from University of Padua, Italy have recently published their new methods on computing inverse kinematics and inverse dynamics in real-time in Computer Methods in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering <http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10255842.2016.1240789>. This extension, called the Real-Time OpenSim Extension (RTOSIM), can connect OpenSim to different devices and perform those calculations on a frame-by-frame basis. RTOSIM is available on SimTK <https://simtk.org/projects/rtosim>. *Simulating Ideal Assistive Devices to Reduce the Metabolic Cost of Running* Thomas Uchida and colleagues at Stanford University published a paper in PLOS One <http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0163417> where they simulated running with different ideal assistive devices to examine the predicted changes in muscle recruitment patterns and metabolic power consumption. The data underlying the findings are freely available at https://simtk.org/home/idealassist_run. *Announcing New OpenSim Fellow* Dimitra Blana from Keele University in the United Kingdom is our newest OpenSim Fellow. The OpenSim Fellows Program recognizes OpenSim experts who will collectively advance and help grow the field of neuro-musculoskeletal modeling and simulation. Dr. Blana is experienced in musculoskeletal modeling of the upper limb, particularly the shoulder, as well as in real-time simulation and optimal control. She was selected as an OpenSim Visiting Scholar in 2015 and has made significant contributions to the OpenSim community through her research and dissemination efforts. Learn more and/or apply <http://opensim.stanford.edu/support/fellows.html> to the OpenSim Fellows Program *Diverse Projects Advanced through Recent OpenSim Virtual Workshop* Last week a group of 35 U.S. and international scholars gathered virtually and advanced their OpenSim projects during the 2nd OpenSim Virtual Workshop. Projects covered a range of topics in rehabilitation science (e.g., tibia loading in children with myelomeningocele, deltoid activation post-reverse shoulder arthroplasty, and wheelchair propulsion), as well as new technical developments (e.g., a robotic linear actuator, integration of automatic differentiation, and OpenSim-finite element simulation pipelines). Learn more <https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NASW24LapmGHHFOnLh-Y-Qz59fGx13O-5tm…> about the workshop projects and what they accomplished *Follows Us on Twitter* To get up-to-the-minute news related to OpenSim, follow us on Twitter <https://twitter.com/OpenSimSU>. We post information about our webinars and other events, relevant grant announcements, conferences of interest to the rehab and simulation communities, fellowship/postdoc opportunities, as well as recent publications that use OpenSim. -- *Jennifer Hicks, Ph.D.* Director of Data Science | Mobilize Center <http://mobilize.stanford.edu> Associate Director | NCSRR <http://www.stanford.edu/group/opensim/about/index.html> R&D Manager | OpenSim <http://opensim.stanford.edu/> Stanford University 650-498-4403 | jenhicks(a)stanford.edu

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