Digital human modeling software tools

Highly controllable virtual humans are essential for simulations that involve interactions with highly detailed virtual environments. These virtual environments could represent a power plant, an airport, a ship, or a factory. In most cases these virtual environments are created from CAD systems and represent conceptual or detailed designs. It is desired that these simulations include real world operations and activities for the virtual humans. This will ensure the design is safer, more useful, maintainable, and more comfortable for the targeted user population.

Primary funding: Lockheed-Martin IR&D “Human Modeling Testbed” ( N. Badler , PI) [completed].

•  N. Badler, J. Allbeck, S.-J. Lee, R. Rabbitz, T. Broderick and K. Mulkern. “New behavioral paradigms for virtual human models.” SAE Digital Human Modeling Conference, Iowa City , IA , 2005; published as Paper 2005-01-2689, SAE Trans. J. of Passenger Cars – Electronic and Electrical Systems.