OpenSim vs ParticlePhaseSpace
OpenSim
opensim.stanford.eduParticlePhaseSpace
bwheelz36.github.ioSide by side
| Figure | OpenSim | ParticlePhaseSpace |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Physics Simulation Software | 8.7 (#6) | 7.8 (#40) |
| Delivery mode | desktop | web |
| Extensibility | Plugins can add analyses and model components, but must be built for the same OpenSim version and platform. | Users can write custom DataLoaders and DataExporters for data formats the library does not already support. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| License | The GUI and API are open source under Apache 2.0, while models, examples, and plugins may have their own licenses. | The public GitHub repository identifies the project as GPL-3.0 licensed. |
| Purpose | OpenSim models humans, animals, robots, and the environment, and simulates their interaction and movement. | ParticlePhaseSpace is a Python library for importing, analysing, and manipulating particle phase-space data. |
| Support | OpenSim provides documentation, tutorials, and a discussion forum where users can seek help from experts. | The repository asks users to report problems or request support through its Issues tab. |
Plans
In their own words
OpenSim
OpenSim models and simulates how humans, animals, robots, and their environment move and interact. Its graphical interface displays models and supports creating and analyzing simulations. Models can contain rigid bodies, joints, constraints, contact, muscles, and other actuators. Movement analysis tools include inverse kinematics, inverse dynamics, static optimization, and forward dynamics; Computed Muscle Control can generate muscle-driven forward simulations. The API is usable through Matlab, Python, Java, and C++, and GUI scripting uses an embedded Jython shell. Plugins can add analyses and model components, but must be built for the same OpenSim version and platform. The graphical interface is distributed for 64-bit Windows and Mac, while there is no public Linux GUI distribution; the API source can be built for Linux. OpenSim is free and open source under Apache 2.0, though models, examples, and plugins may have separate licenses. It is intended for research and teaching and welcomes academic and commercial applications. Documentation, tutorials, and a discussion forum are available. Downloading requires a SimTK account.
ParticlePhaseSpace
ParticlePhaseSpace has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.