Optimal motion control using OpenSim API

[Moon Ki Jung]

Hi,

I’m interested in the optimal motion control using OpenSim API. In the OpenSim developer’s guide, chapter 4.2 ‘creating an optimization’ contains an example of the optimization-based muscle control to achieve an object. In this example, to maximize the forward velocity of the forearm/hand segment mass center is the objective function.

There may be a lot of objective functions according to simulation purposes. One popular thing is to generate a jump motion to maximize the jumping height. Especially this optimal motion control is useful when we don’t have any motion capture data of a subject and if we want to generate it.

So, I hope to learn from your experiences of using OpenSim API for optimal motion control. I would appreciate very much if someone can let me know some hints about it.

Best regards and thanks in advance,
Moonki