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Modeling and Simulating Virtual Anatomical Humans

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Research in human modeling and simulation has been one of the primary areas of research in computer graphics since the early 1970s. It involves creating human life on a computer, digital avatars that move, talk, and behave like humans. The complexity of simulating the human body and its behavior is directly proportional to the complexity of the human body itself, and is compounded by the vast number of movements it is capable of. Research in this area encompasses multi-disciplinary efforts which include: biomechanics; computer animation; posture and motion prediction; anatomical modeling and physiological simulation. In this chapter we present a structured view of over two decades of research on anatomical modeling and simulation of virtual humans. We pay special attention to the modeling of the skeletal structure and the muscles as well as the simulation of their interactions.

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This work has been supported by the Dutch research project COMMIT—Virtual Worlds for Well-Being [74].

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MadehKhaksar, F., Luo, Z., Pronost, N., Egges, A. (2014). Modeling and Simulating Virtual Anatomical Humans. In: Magnenat-Thalmann, N., Ratib, O., Choi, H. (eds) 3D Multiscale Physiological Human. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6275-9_6

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