Download the New OpenSim 3.2 Software Release
In OpenSim 3.2,
we've focused on improving the OpenSim scripting interface, accessible
through the Graphical User Interface (GUI), Matlab, and now Python.
We've also added new visualization capabilities and usability improvements
in the OpenSim application. As with every release, we've also
implemented performance improvements and bug fixes.
Read the full Feature List and Upgrade Notes on our website.
Learn About OpenSim at the Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting
NCSRR
Director Scott Delp is a panelist in a workshop on Open Source Computational Mechanics Tools for
Orthopaedics at the ORS meeting in
New Orleans. The workshop will feature an overview of musculoskeletal
simulations with OpenSim from Dr. Delp, along with presentations from
Gerard Ateshian and Jeffrey Weiss on FEBio.
Saturday March 15, 9:00am to 10:30am
Read more on the ORS website.
Try the Dynamic Walker Challenge and Tune-in to Past Webinars
Our recent OpenSim webinar, led by Daniel Jacobs, focused on using
Matlab scripting to build models and run simulations. The webinar also
includes a hands-on portion. Starting with the provided example files,
you can build your own walker and submit a video for the chance to win
an OpenSim shirt. The deadline to submit a video entry is April 1.
Read more, watch the webinar, and participate.
OpenSim Community Members Earn Awards for Their Research
Several students have recently been recognized for their work with OpenSim:
Florida high school students Christopher Fregly and Brandon Kim took
first place in the Physics and Astronomy category at the Alachua
Regional Science Fair. Working with NASA, Fregly and Kim used the
OpenSim software to predict simple ways that astronauts could modify the
standard squat exercise to be more effective at maintaining muscle mass
on the International Space Station. They will be going on to compete
in the Florida State Science Fair in April and in the prestigious Intel
International Science and Engineering Fair in May.
Read more here.
Oregon
State University undergraduate Jade Montgomery won two awards from the
College of Engineering for
her research work conducted with Ravi Balasubramanian. Awards included
the Undergraduate Researcher of the Year for 2013 and First Place in the
poster competition at "Celebrating Undergraduate Excellence", 2013.
Jade used OpenSim to study how
effective implanted engineering mechanisms are in tendon-transfer
surgery. Jade is now a biomechanics graduate student at
Virginia Tech.
Read more at Dr. Balasubramanian's website.
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Jennifer Hicks, Ph.D.