Rajan Bhatt of Virtual Soldier Research discusses the Army Combat Fitness Test
Mission Area
Research Topics
- Armor and soldier performance
- Clothing modeling
- Dynamic strength and failure
- Gait
- Human performance
- Immersive virtual reality
- Intuitive interfaces
- Motion capture
- Musculoskeletal modeling
- Physiology
- Posture and motion prediction
- Predictive dynamics
- Spine modeling
- Standard ergonomic assessments
- Whole-body vibration
-
Zone differentiation
The Virtual Soldier Research (VSR) program conducts basic and applied research and development in the field of human modeling and simulation. Our research is aimed at creating interactive, intelligent, and predictive human models that operate in virtual, physics-based environments, including Santos, a physics-based human simulator that is used by the US military and industry partners.
Director
Karim Abdel-Malek, PhD
Title/Position
Director, Iowa Technology Institute
Director, Virtual Soldier Research Program
Professor, Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering
Featured Projects
ACFT Research
Santos - Human Modeling
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