# General **URL:** https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/c/general/4.md [Latest](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/categories.md) --- ## [Stay in the Loop: OSL Social Channels](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/t/stay-in-the-loop-osl-social-channels/3)
**Author:** [@system](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2025, 5:35pm UTC](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/t/stay-in-the-loop-osl-social-channels/3 "2025-05-13T17:35:29Z")
We share project updates, research highlights, and community builds across our socials. Follow us, tag us, or share what you’re working on—we’d love to feature your project. Find us here: Instagram X LinkedIn Faceboo… --- ## [We’d love to stay connected across our other channels!](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/t/we-d-love-to-stay-connected-across-our-other-channels/245)
**Author:** [@OSL\_Admin](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/u/OSL_Admin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 7:51pm UTC](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/t/we-d-love-to-stay-connected-across-our-other-channels/245 "2026-08-20T19:51:39Z")
Stay connected with OSL beyond Discourse! Follow the Open-Source Leg on LinkedIn and Instagram, and feel free to share our pages with others in your lab or network who may be interested in the OSL. We’d love to keep gr… --- ## [OpenSim model of Open-Source Leg v2](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/t/opensim-model-of-open-source-leg-v2/225)
**Author:** [@malizade](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/u/malizade)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 11:52pm UTC](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/t/opensim-model-of-open-source-leg-v2/225 "2026-08-19T23:52:12Z")
Hi. In the June 8 community meeting, the presentation showed a model of an amputee with the OSLv2 in OpenSim. Is this model available? I think this could really benefit the research community using OpenSim, who want to… --- ## [OSL Community meeting](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/t/osl-community-meeting/244)
**Author:** [@OSL\_Admin](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/u/OSL_Admin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 5:33pm UTC](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/t/osl-community-meeting/244 "2026-08-18T17:33:26Z")
Today, we welcomed Maxim Yudayev and Louis Flynn from KU Leuven and Vrije Universiteit Brussel to the Open-Source Leg Community Meeting. They shared their research on bringing multimodal capabilities to assistive device… --- ## [Next Open-Source Leg Community Meeting August 17](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/t/next-open-source-leg-community-meeting-august-17/243)
**Author:** [@OSL\_Admin](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/u/OSL_Admin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/t/next-open-source-leg-community-meeting-august-17/243 "2026-08-17T14:23:18Z")
We’re excited to welcome guest speakers Maxim Yudayev and Louis Flynn from KU Leuven and Vrije Universiteit Brussel to our next OSL community meeting! They’ll be sharing their research on bringing multimodal capabilitie… --- ## [Right vs. left leg adjustments](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/t/right-vs-left-leg-adjustments/241)
**Author:** [@malizade](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/u/malizade)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/t/right-vs-left-leg-adjustments/241 "2026-08-10T14:53:49Z")
Hi. By default (e.g., in the CAD), is the OSL assembled for the right leg? If so, I was wondering what adjustments are needed to make it biomechanically suitable for use on the left side. Thanks! --- ## [Community meeting presentation](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/t/community-meeting-presentation/237)
**Author:** [@OSL\_Admin](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/u/OSL_Admin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/t/community-meeting-presentation/237 "2026-07-24T20:59:29Z")
Last week, we welcomed our first guest speaker to the OSL Community Meeting. @tadeo.casiraghi from Universidad de San Andres in Buenos Aires, Argentina, presented his excellent ongoing work to expand the Open-Source Le… --- ## [July 20 OSL Community Meeting with Guest Speaker](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/t/july-20-osl-community-meeting-with-guest-speaker/236)
**Author:** [@ItzelFer](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/u/ItzelFer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 8:31pm UTC](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/t/july-20-osl-community-meeting-with-guest-speaker/236 "2026-07-13T20:31:23Z")
Join our next monthly OSL Community Meeting on July 20th from 3–4 PM ET which can be joined via the video link in the calendar invite. Add to Calendar This meeting will feature our first guest speaker Tadeo Casiraghi … --- ## [Mechanical Placement of the Load Cell in OSL](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/t/mechanical-placement-of-the-load-cell-in-osl/224)
**Author:** [@seasea](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/u/seasea)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 6:39am UTC](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/t/mechanical-placement-of-the-load-cell-in-osl/224 "2026-06-15T06:39:11Z")
Hello OSL community :slight\_smile: I am trying to understand the load cell implementation in the Open Source Leg. Could you provide details about its exact mounting location within the system and explain why that specifi… --- ## [Unexpected output position readings](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/t/unexpected-output-position-readings/222)
**Author:** [@malizade](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/u/malizade)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 7:51pm UTC](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/t/unexpected-output-position-readings/222 "2026-06-12T19:51:29Z")
Hi. During a recent experiment, despite homing the joints at the start, the reported ankle output position routinely exceeded its RoM (e.g., reported measurement of -45 degrees, while the limit is -30 degrees). What co… --- ## [Pylon design and Material selection](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/t/pylon-design-and-material-selection/213)
**Author:** [@seasea](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/u/seasea)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 6:28pm UTC](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/t/pylon-design-and-material-selection/213 "2026-05-15T18:28:00Z")
Hi OSL Community, I am trying to better understand the “pylon” design in this project. Could you explain how the pylon is atteched to the adjacent components (such as the socket, actuator, or foot structure) ? I would … --- ## [April Community Meeting | Open Q&A](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/t/april-community-meeting-open-q-a/203)
**Author:** [@OSL\_Admin2](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/u/OSL_Admin2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/t/april-community-meeting-open-q-a/203 "2026-04-08T14:39:51Z")
Hi OSL community, Our next Open-Source Leg community meeting will take place on Monday, April 13, from 3–4 PM EST. This session will include project updates, a look at what the team is currently working on, and an open… --- ## [Dynamic model](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/t/dynamic-model/160)
**Author:** [@mioki](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/u/mioki)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 9:57pm UTC](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/t/dynamic-model/160 "2025-11-19T21:57:55Z")
Hello. I am writing for those attempting to obtain the dynamic model of the OSL. If you tried, how did you model the fricition contributions and how did you identify the friction constants? Is there any info about it fo… --- ## [CAD model](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/t/cad-model/153)
**Author:** [@mioki](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/u/mioki)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2025, 3:01pm UTC](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/t/cad-model/153 "2025-11-18T15:01:19Z")
hello everyone. I am working on the OSL for my thesis project. I was trying to export the CAD model from onshape in order to export it to Simulink (by exporting in this order: Onshape→Solidworks→Simscape Multibody Link P… --- ## [PDAC Approval Question](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/t/pdac-approval-question/139)
**Author:** [@Shimmy](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/u/Shimmy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2025, 2:46pm UTC](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/t/pdac-approval-question/139 "2025-10-04T14:46:53Z")
Hello. I hope I’m posting this in the correct section. I was curious if there are current or future efforts to get PDAC approval for the OSL? Coming from the clinical side in the US, I know that prosthetic/orthotic devi… --- ## [Continue the Conversation: Open Healthware x OSL!](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/t/continue-the-conversation-open-healthware-x-osl/30)
**Author:** [@OSL\_Admin2](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/u/OSL_Admin2)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2025, 2:24am UTC](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/t/continue-the-conversation-open-healthware-x-osl/30 "2025-08-01T02:24:58Z")
Thanks for connecting with us at the Open Healthware Conference and hearing from our Community & Marketing Coordinator (aka- me: Kiara Vasquez). You now have first access to the Open-Source Leg (OSL) Community Forum: ou… --- ## [Welcome to Open-Source Leg Community!](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/t/welcome-to-open-source-leg-community/5)
**Author:** [@system](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2025, 5:35pm UTC](https://opensourceleg.discourse.group/t/welcome-to-open-source-leg-community/5 "2025-05-13T17:35:30Z")
We are so glad you joined us. Open-Source Leg The Open-Source Leg (OSL) is revolutionizing prosthetic research through open-source hardware and software. By providing scalable tools and fostering a global community, we…