Webinar: Which simulation pipeline should I use? An overview of common workflows

Speaker: Carmichael Ong, Stanford University

This webinar provides researchers with guidance on the wide array of simulation pipelines available today for use with OpenSim. These pipelines include methods built into OpenSim, such as inverse dynamics, static optimization, Computed Muscle Control, and forward dynamics. Ong discusses other pipelines, such as shooting methods, reinforcement learning, and direct collocation, for which there are freely available software packages that use OpenSim as the underlying physics engine. Specifically, Ong highlighted key considerations for each of the previously mentioned pipelines, including the pipeline’s inputs and outputs, ways to use the method, and the time it typically takes to generate the results. In addition, Ong provided an example of how each pipeline has been used to answer a scientific question.

Slides from the webinar: https://opensim.stanford.edu/download...

Written responses to the Q&A questions: https://opensim.stanford.edu/download...