ESB Webinar Series - No. 15 - ArtiSynth (with VPH institute)

ArtiSynth (https://www.artisynth.org) is a 3D biomechanical simulation platform that supports both multibody and finite element (FE) methods, allowing users to model within a single application both large scale components (e.g., rigid bodies, point-to-point muscles) and small scale components requiring stress/strain analysis. It provides a Java-based API for model creation, together with a highly interactive graphical interface, and has been used to simulate numerous human biomechanical structures, including the head and neck, spine, lower limb, foot and shoulder. During this webinar, attendees will learn about: ArtiSynth's overall capabilities Installing ArtiSynth and running existing models Creating and modifying models Controlling simulations and analyzing the results The webinar is conducted by Dr. Benedikt Sagl, Dr. Elaheh Elyasi and Dr. John Lloyd. Dr. Sagl is a senior scientist at the University Clinic of Dentistry at the Medical University of Vienna. His research focuses on computational investigations of masticatory system biomechanics. He is a contributor to ArtiSynth, having worked on both model development and the implementation of the system’s inverse dynamics feature for computing muscle activations. Dr. Elyasi is a Biomechanical Engineer at TwInsight. Dr. Lloyd is a research engineer in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of British Columbia and is the principal developer of ArtiSynth.