AnyBody Modeling System™
The AnyBody Modeling System™ version 3.0 is a software system for simulation of human movement. It can model smaller or larger subsets of the musculo-skeletal system (or the entire body) and compute muscle forces, joint reactions, metabolism, mechanical work, efficiency, etc. for given movements.
Any property of the AnyBody™ model is parametric, and the system can be used for optimization of movement patterns, working positions, anthropometric data, boundary conditions etc.
Technically, the system is characterized by the following properties:
- It uses an optimization technique to solve the muscle recruitment problem. A more complex optimization process, called inverse inverse dynamics, can then be used to optimize movements according to specific criteria (fatigue, % of muscle strength, etc.).
- It handles static and dynamic models.
- Models are fully three-dimensional.
- It runs on the MS Windows platform.
- It handles very large models on small computers. It is entirely feasible to analyse a model with several hundreds of muscles on an ordinary PC.
- Models are developed in the body modeling language AnyScript™.
The AnyBody Modeling System™ is self-contained. It does not build on top of any other platform or require any additional software to be installed.
Applications of AnyBody
AnyBody can be used to investigate a number of fundamental questions as well as to solve practical problems of ergonomics. Typical investigations could be:
- What are the benefits of antagonist muscle forces?
- Why do we have bi-articular muscles?
- How should we design a workplace for a particular repetitive work process?
- What are the causes of wrist- elbow- and shoulder pains from working with a computer mouse?
- How can we apply functional electrical stimulation of muscles to obtain a desired motion?
- What is the ideal anthropometry of a sportsman in a particular discipline?
- How can the central nervous system relieve the load on an injured joint, muscle, or ligament, and what consequences does it have for the rest of the musculo-skeletal system?
License Types
The AnyBody Modeling System™ is available in three license types at different prices. Discounted licenses come with restrictions of use but with full functionality. Normal license fees are one-off. The initial license fee includes software updates for one year.
| License Type |
Conditions |
| Standard License |
A standard license entitles you to use the AnyBody Modeling System™ without restrictions. You need this license type if you work for commercial entity or if you do classified research (e.g. working at a university doing research for a commercial entity or classifed government research for defense). |
| Research License |
Research licenses are available to scientific institutions doing research aimed at publication at a reduced price for the purpose of research. They may not be used for revenue-producing activities. |
| Student License |
Student licenses are available to universities and other institutions of higher education. A student license is only for the purpose of education, and it may not be used for any revenue-producing activity. Data produced with the AnyBody Modeling System™ under a student license may not be published except in student reports. |
30-day demo licenses are available. Please email us your request at salesinfo@nexgenergo.com with your full contact information including organization name, full address, and telephone number. |
