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OpenSim Advanced User and Developer Workshop - March 16-18
by opensim-announcement＠simtk.org 26 Jan '11

26 Jan '11

We are excited to announce the next OpenSim Workshop. *When and Where:* The workshop will be held March 16-18, 2011 on the Stanford University campus. *Audience:* This workshop is intended for advanced OpenSim users and OpenSim software developers who want to work directly with the OpenSim staff on specific research projects. *Agenda:* On the first day of the workshop, an overview of OpenSim will be provided. The second and third days will be devoted to working on problems that you and other participants bring to the workshop. You will have the opportunity to work in small breakout groups with OpenSim experts on your research problems. *How to Register:* All interested participants must register online by completing a short application describing your background and the project you plan to work on at the event. The registration page and more information about the event is located at: http://simbios.stanford.edu/OpenSimWorkshop.htm Best Wishes, Jennifer Hicks ______________________ OpenSim Project Manager National Center for Simulation in Rehabilitation Research Stanford University jenhicks(a)stanford.edu

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Announcing visiting scholars program
by opensim-announcement＠simtk.org 18 Dec '10

18 Dec '10

The new National Center for Simulation in Rehabilitation Research (NCSRR) is now accepting applications for its visiting scholars program NCSRR seeks to bring the power of engineering simulation to rehabilitation. The Center has developed a state-of-the-art simulation tool – OpenSim (http://simtk.org/home/opensim) - that is already used by hundreds of research teams around the world. In addition, it provides training opportunities, seed grants, and a network of biomechanical and clinical experts to accelerate the integration of simulations into critical areas of rehabilitation.Our visiting scholars program is a unique experience that fosters expertise and collaborations in biomechanical simulations for rehabilitation research. Each year up to four individuals will be chosen to visit NCSRR at Stanford University for a 10-week period from mid-June to late-August. Each visiting scholar will receive a $12,000 stipend, plus up to $3000 for travel expenses. During their visits, awardees will receive training and mentoring to help them reach their research goals. They will have the opportunity to participate in formal meetings, discussions with OpenSim experts, and brainstorming sessions with their fellow visiting scholars to advance their research and the OpenSim project.Applications are due on January 17, 2011. For more information and applications, visit our website: http://opensim.stanford.edu _______________________________________________ Joy P. Ku, PhD Director of Dissemination, Simbios http://simbios.stanford.edu Director of Communications & Training, National Center for Simulation in Rehabilitation Research http://opensim.stanford.edu (W) 650.736.8434, (F) 650.723.7461 Email: joyku(a)stanford.edu Reply Forward

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OpenSim Project, how to contribute
by opensim-announcement＠simtk.org 07 Dec '10

07 Dec '10

Dear OpenSim user, If you are a new user or an experienced user of OpenSim you can contribute to the project in many different ways: - Report bugs using the Help->Report Bug... option of the OpenSim Application's User Interface. - Request features that you think would be useful using the Help-> Request Feature... option of the OpenSim Application. - Participate in the user forum at https://simtk.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=282 This also serves as a good place to ask questions, get help and collaborate with other users working on similar problems. - If you develop models and or plugins using the OpenSim API let us and the user community know about them using the above forum or the developers forum at https://simtk.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=283. - If you'd like early access to new functionality coming down the pipeline and also help test new releases before they come out, please subscribe to the mailing list at https://simtk.org/mailman/listinfo/opensim-testers or let us know by email using the "contact" link https://simtk.org/sendmessage.php?touser=1986 on the project's home page. - If you develop movies either demonstrating specific functionality or just a cool simulation that you made using OpenSim that you'd like to share, let us know and we'll post it to our gallery of examples, or otherwise make it available to the user community. - If you have any other ideas or suggestions to help the user community please let us know about them using the user forum. Best regards, -Ayman Habib On behalf of Scott Delp and the OpenSim team.

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New version of OpenSim now available
by opensim-announcement＠simtk.org 07 Dec '10

07 Dec '10

Dear OpenSim user, OpenSim version 2.2 is now available for download. OpenSim is freely available to the biomechanics research community and enables modeling and simulation of human and animal movement, including inverse dynamics analysis and forward dynamic simulation. The new version contains enhancements to the user interface, the ability to set bounds on activations when solving static optimization, and the ability to run forward dynamic simulations using controls provided as a storage file. It also contains a new robust moment arm solver and upgrades the dynamics engine to Simbody version 2.1. Updated examples, Doxygen documentation, Developer's Guide and User Guide are also included. The new version works out of the box on Windows 7 machines, and API distributions on linux & Mac are also available. The software, models, tutorials, and example simulations are available at the project website: https://simtk.org/home/opensim. We will start a Webinar series to demonstrate the functionality available in OpenSim early next year. Best regards, -Ayman Habib On behalf of Scott Delp and the OpenSim team.

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OpenSim Project, how to contribute
by opensim-announcement＠simtk.org 02 Dec '10

02 Dec '10

Dear OpenSim user, If you are a new user or an experienced user of OpenSim you can contribute to the project in many different ways: - Report bugs using the Help->Report Bug... option of the OpenSim Application's User Interface. - Request features that you think would be useful using the Help-> Request Feature... option of the OpenSim Application. - Participate in the user forum at https://simtk.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=282 This also serves as a good place to ask questions, get help and collaborate with other users working on similar problems. - If you develop models and or plugins using the OpenSim API let us and the user community know about them using the above forum or the developers forum at https://simtk.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=283. - If you'd like early access to new functionality coming down the pipeline and also help test new releases before they come out, please subscribe to the mailing list at https://simtk.org/mailman/listinfo/opensim-testers or let us know by email using the "contact" link on https://simtk.org/home/opensim. - If you develop movies either demonstrating specific functionality or just a cool simulation that you made using OpenSim that you'd like to share, let us know and we'll post it to our gallery of examples, or otherwise make it available to the user community. - If you have any other ideas or suggestions to help the user community please let us know about them using the user forum. Best regards, -Ayman Habib On behalf of Scott Delp and the OpenSim team.

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New version of OpenSim now available
by opensim-announcement＠simtk.org 02 Dec '10

02 Dec '10

Dear OpenSim user, OpenSim version 2.2 is now available for download. OpenSim is freely available to the biomechanics research community and enables modeling and simulation of human and animal movement, including inverse dynamics analysis and forward dynamic simulation. The new version contains enhancements to the user interface, the ability to set bounds on activations when solving static optimization, and the ability to run forward dynamic simulations using controls provided as a storage file. It also contains a new robust moment arm solver and upgrades the dynamics engine to Simbody version 2.1. Updated examples, Doxygen documentation, Developer's Guide and User Guide are also included. The new version works out of the box on Windows 7 machines, and API distributions on linux & Mac are also available. The software, models, tutorials, and example simulations are available at the project website: https://simtk.org/home/opensim. We will start a Webinar series to demonstrate the functionality available in OpenSim early next year. Best regards, -Ayman Habib On behalf of Scott Delp and the OpenSim team.

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OpenSim Jamboree
by opensim-announcement＠simtk.org 19 May '10

19 May '10

Friends - We will hold our next OpenSim workshop July 12-14 on the Stanford University campus. This workshop is intended for OpenSim software developers and advanced OpenSim users who want to work directly with the OpenSim staff on specific research projects. On the first day of the workshop, an overview of OpenSim will be provided. The second and third days will be devoted to working on problems that you and other participants bring to the workshop. For example, you might want to calculate muscle and joint forces during movement, generate simulations from motion capture data collected in your lab, add an orthothesis to your gait model, write a new muscle model or controller, or analyze the results of your simulations. You will have the opportunity to work in small breakout groups with OpenSim experts on your research problems. The workshop depends on you bringing specific projects that you will work on during the workshop. Registration is limited to 20 participants. The workshop is free but you must apply and register. The registration page is: http://simbios.stanford.edu/EventsOfInterest/OpenSimJamboreeJULY2010.htm Best wishes - Scott ______________________________ Scott L. Delp James H. Clark Professor Schools of Engineering and Medicine Stanford University

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Advanced OpenSim Workshop, April 28-30, Stanford University
by opensim-announcement＠simtk.org 17 Mar '10

17 Mar '10

Dear Friends - We will hold our next OpenSim workshop April 28-30 on the Stanford University campus. This workshop is intended for advanced users who want to work directly with the OpenSim staff on specific research projects. On the first day of the workshop, an overview of OpenSim will be provided. The second and third days will be devoted to working on problems that you and other participants bring to the workshop. For example, you might want to generate simulations from motion capture data collected in your lab, add an orthothesis to your gait model, write a new muscle model or controller, or analyze the results of your simulations. You will have the opportunity to work in small breakout groups with OpenSim experts on your research problems. The workshop depends on you bringing specific projects that you will work on during the workshop. Registration is limited to 20 participants. The workshop is free but you must apply and register. The registration page is: http://simbios.stanford.edu/EventsOfInterest/OpenSimAdvanceWorkshopApril201… We are also planning to hold an OpenSim developers Jamboree July 12-14. I will forward details in the near future. Best wishes - Scott Delp ___________________________________ Scott L. Delp James H. Clark Professor Schools of Engineering and Medicine Stanford University http://www.stanford.edu/group/nmbl

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OpenSim Feedback
by opensim-announcement＠simtk.org 13 Mar '10

13 Mar '10

Dear OpenSim Users: We are planning our next release of OpenSim. Please contribute by telling us about your work and how OpenSim can help. This is your chance to let us know what features and improvements would be most useful to you, so please take a few minutes to follow the link below. https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFRYcFdpSmFZYUx3MG85RVk1LU… Best wishes, Scott Delp

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Announcing an OpenSim utility (OpenSMAC)
by opensim-announcement＠simtk.org 27 Feb '10

27 Feb '10

Dear OpenSim users, In the spirit of announcing software tools that are freely available and can be useful to the OpenSim user community, I'm forwarding the announcement below. Please contact the OpenSim team if you have any tools that fit this description. Best regards, -Ayman Habib (On behalf of the OpenSim team) ------------------ MusculoGraphics has released version 1.0 of OpenSMAC, a free utility program that converts motion capture data into a format compatible with OpenSim. It outputs marker data in the TRC format and forceplate and EMG data in the MOT format. It supports most commonly used marker sets, forceplate types, and forceplate configurations. The free version of OpenSMAC can import TRB and ANB files generated by a Motion Analysis system. Additionally, if you install it on a computer with a SIMM license including the Motion Module or C3D Module, OpenSMAC can also import and convert C3D files. While primarily a data conversion utility, OpenSMAC also has some useful processing features. It rectifies and smooths EMG data, and can map each channel to multiple muscles in your OpenSim model. It automatically determines which foot contacts which forceplate, and if there is a foot strike on two or more forceplates at the same time, OpenSMAC will combine the forces into a single one. It also calculates heel strike and toe off events using marker trajectories and/or forceplate forces. To download OpenSMAC, or to get more information, please go to: https://simtk.org/home/opensmac/ ------------- Please note that OpenSMAC is not developed or maintained by the OpenSim team.

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