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Manideep G.

PHD Student

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/16/2020

"Biomechanics of Standing Wheelchair & Gait analysis."

5/5

What do you like best about OpenSim?

Visualisation of various muscle activations, while a person is standing in a wheelchair. The tug of war competition to get used to the interface and to know all the controls. I attended a very useful webinar that explains the principles behind each operation.

Being an open Source product, It is helpful to know about what others are using the software for. This not only keeps you updated with research trends but also gives the opportunity to know people who are working in similar research areas. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenSim?

I started using Opensim while it is transiting from 3.0 to 4.0. It took me a while to get accustomed to the newer version.

I would recommend not to release a newer version until it is completely upgraded. This avoids a lot of confusion among users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering OpenSim:

This OpenSim software is easy to learn, well documented to learn quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenSim solving and how is that benefiting you?

I used it to solve inverse kinematic problems. I got the range of motion of various joints using IK operation from data collected in our lab. It reduced my computational time and is open-source, I could easily change the generic models according to my requirement.

I used it to develop a module in MATLAB using OpenSim. This takes kinematic data from a novel sensor to visualise the human movement.

I also used it as a tool to complete my course project regarding Gait Analysis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.