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Hi everyone,

I am attempting to use the forward dynamics tool in Opensim to calculate the kinematics of a model of a leg being raised with 2 DOF. I was able to calculate the moments at the hip and the knee using the inverse dynamics tool, and I would like to use this information as an input into the forward dynamics tool. However, when I tried to do so, it did not work because the moments file was .sto instead of .xml. Is there a way in which I can use the moments as an input for the forward dynamics tool? If not, is there a way in which I can perform forward dynamics while taking the moment information into account?

Thanks!

Hi,

You need to derive from OpenSim::Force (https://simtk.org/api_docs/opensim/api_ ... Force.html) and implement the logic of assigning moments to the generalizedForces variable in computeForce. Then you add this controller to your model and integrate the system (Forward Dynamics).

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