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SOMA model infers muscle anatomy from surface observations

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Researchers have developed SOMA, a novel model that infers muscle deformations from surface observations using RGB cameras. This method aims to overcome the limitations of existing parametric body models, which typically only capture the skin's 3D surface and lack insight into underlying biomechanical structures. SOMA provides anatomically grounded animations without the computational expense of traditional simulations, offering a scalable and cost-effective solution for applications in medicine, sports, and entertainment. The project also introduces SKIM, a subject-specific soft-tissue deformation dataset, and makes both data and code publicly available. AI

IMPACT Enables more realistic and biomechanically accurate virtual human models for various applications.

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SOMA model infers muscle anatomy from surface observations

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  1. arXiv cs.CV TIER_1 English(EN) · Eduardo Alvarado, Emily Kim, Gerrit Nolte, Friedemann Runte, Mario Botsch, Marc Habermann, Christian Theobalt ·

    SOMA: From Surface Observations to Muscle Anatomy

    arXiv:2606.09246v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: With the growing demand for realistic virtual humans, parametric body models have become a cornerstone of modern medicine, sports, and entertainment applications. However, most of these models are inherently limited: they only captu…

  2. arXiv cs.CV TIER_1 English(EN) · Christian Theobalt ·

    SOMA: From Surface Observations to Muscle Anatomy

    With the growing demand for realistic virtual humans, parametric body models have become a cornerstone of modern medicine, sports, and entertainment applications. However, most of these models are inherently limited: they only capture the 3D surface of the skin, offering no insig…

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