Webinars
March 8, 2011
Muscle-Driven Simulations of Running
The OpenSim team at Stanford University is pleased to announce the launch of the OpenSim Webinar Series on March 8, 2011 at 9:00 am Pacific Standard Time. The first speaker will be Samuel Hamner from the Neuromuscular Biomechanics Laboratory at Stanford University. Hamner is an expert OpenSim user who will discuss how he has used OpenSim tools to create and analyze muscle-actuated simulations of running.
Title: Creating and Analyzing Muscle-Driven Simulations of Human Running
Speaker: Samuel Hamner, Stanford University
Time: Tuesday March 8, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. PST
The talk will be approximately 35 minutes, followed by an open Q&A session.
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Participation is free, but you must register in advance. We also ask that you join the webinar 10 minutes early to orient yourself to the webinar interface. Instructional materials for downloading and using the free webinar software will be sent upon registration or can be found here.
Talk Synopsis:
Hamner will discuss his study characterizing how muscles contribute to propulsion and support of the body mass center during human running. First, Hamner will detail how he used OpenSim tools to generate a subject-specific, muscle-driven simulation of running. Next he will explain how he analyzed the simulation to gain insights into muscle actions. To promote the utilization and acceptance of simulations in movement science, the simulation he will describe is freely available so that others may reproduce his results, perform additional analyses, and gain further insight into running dynamics.