[ODE] Scientific modelling of a runner

[Manohar B.S]

Martin,

Interesting research.
What I understood from your brief explanation is that
you have key-frame data of a real human motion and you
want to enforce that on the jointed-rigid-body system.

I think you need to model the joints as a combination
of ode joints to get the right effect (ex: shoulder
and hand). These joints then have to be
springy-and-dampy.

The masses and the tensor also has to match the
approximately that of human (in proportions, but close
to 1.0 as some mean).

I think it is worth exploring ODE for your research.

Good luck!

Manohar B. Srikanth
http://ssl.serc.iisc.ernet.in/~manohar/





--- Martin Baeker <martin.baeker at tu-bs.de> wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
> I am currently doing some research on the
> biomechanics of
> running. Specially, I am looking for a tool which
> allows to input
> several "snapshots" from a motion capture and to get
> as an output the
> necessary forces to drive this motion. From what I
> read in the manual,
> I suspect this is possible with ODE.
> 
> My basic question therefore is, whether ODE is a
> good choice for this
> kind of calculations. Is it possible to get at the
> reaction forces
> needed to produce a constrained movement? Are there
> any simple test
> programs I could look at to see how this might be
> done?
> 
> Thanks for any help,
> 
> Martin.
> 
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