Development of an optical motion-capture system for 3D gait analysis

Author(s):  
S. Mihradi ◽  
Ferryanto ◽  
T. Dirgantara ◽  
A.I. Mahyuddin
2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (0) ◽  
pp. A-36
Author(s):  
Tatsuro Ishizuka ◽  
Tokio Maeda ◽  
Sakura Yamaji ◽  
Yuji Ohgi ◽  
Humiaki Shibayama ◽  
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Author(s):  
Taisuke Ito ◽  
Yuichi Ota

AYUMI EYE is an accelerometer-based gait analysis device that measures the 3D accelerations of the human trunk. This study investigated the measurement accuracy of the AYUMI EYE as hardware as well as the accuracy of the gait cycle extraction program via simultaneous measurements using AYUMI EYE, a ground reaction force (GRF), and an optical motion capture system called VICON. The study was conducted with four healthy individuals as participants. The gait data were obtained by simulating four different patterns for three trials each: normal walking, anterior-tilt walking, hemiplegic walking, and shuffling walking. The AYUMI EYE and VICON showed good agreement for both the acceleration and displacement data. The durations of subsequent stride cycles calculated using the AYUMI EYE and GRF were in good agreement based on the calculated cross-correlation coefficients (CCs) with an r value of 0.896 and p-value less than 0.05, and their accuracies for these results were sufficient.


2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 36-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandro Mihradi ◽  
Ferryanto ◽  
Tatacipta Dirgantara ◽  
Andi I. Mahyuddin

This work presents the development of an affordable optical motion-capture system which uses home video cameras for 2D and 3D gait analysis. The 2D gait analyzer system consists of one camcorder and one PC while the 3D gait analyzer system uses two camcorders, a flash and two PCs. Both systems make use of 25 fps camcorder, LED markers and technical computing software to track motions of markers attached to human body during walking. In the experiment for 3D gait analyzer system, the two cameras are synchronized by using flash. The recorded videos for both systems are extracted into frames and then converted into binary images, and bridge morphological operation is applied for unconnected pixel to facilitate marker detection process. Least distance method is then employed to track the markers motions, and 3D Direct Linear Transformation is used to reconstruct 3D markers positions. The correlation between length in pixel and in the real world resulted from calibration process is used to reconstruct 2D markers positions. To evaluate the reliability of the 2D and 3D optical motion-capture system developed in the present work, spatio-temporal and kinematics parameters calculated from the obtained markers positions are qualitatively compared with the ones from literature, and the results show good compatibility.


2011 ◽  
Vol 08 (02) ◽  
pp. 275-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
JUNG-YUP KIM ◽  
YOUNG-SEOG KIM

This paper, describes the development of a motion capture system with novel features for biped robots. In general, motion capture is effectively utilized in the field of computer animation. In the field of humanoid robotics, the number of studies attempting to design human-like gaits by using expensive optical motion capture systems is increasing. The optical motion capture systems used in these studies have involved a large number of cameras because such systems use small-sized ball markers; hence the position accuracy of the markers and the system calibration are very significant. However, since the human walking gait is a simple periodic motion rather than a complex motion, we have developed a specialized motion capture system for this study using dual video cameras and large band-type markers without high-level system calibration in order to capture the human walking gait. In addition to its lower complexity, the proposed capture method requires only a low-cost system and has high space efficiency. An image processing algorithm is also proposed for deriving the human gait data. Finally, we verify the reliability and accuracy of our system by comparing a zero moment point (ZMP) trajectory calculated by the motion captured data with a ZMP trajectory measured by foot force sensors.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver A Silverson ◽  
Nicole G Cascia ◽  
Carolyn M Hettrich ◽  
Nicholas R Heebner ◽  
Tim L Uhl

Abstract Context: A single clinical assessment device that objectively measures scapular motion in each anatomical plane is not currently available. The development of a novel electric goniometer affords the ability to quantify scapular motion in all three anatomical planes. Objective: Investigate the reliability and validity of an electric goniometer to measure scapular motion in each anatomical plane during arm elevation. Design: Cross-sectional. Setting: Laboratory setting. Patients or Other Participants: Sixty participants (29 females, 31 males) were recruited from the general population. Intervention(s): An electric goniometer was used to record clinical measurements of scapular position at rest and total arc of motion (excursion) during active arm elevation in two testing sessions separated by several days. Measurements were recorded independently by two examiners. In one session, scapular motion was recorded simultaneously with a 14-camera three-dimensional optical motion capture system. Main Outcome Measures: Reliability analysis included examination of clinical measurements for scapular position at rest and excursion during each condition. Both the intra-rater reliability between testing sessions and the inter-rater reliability recorded within the same session were assessed using Intraclass Correlation Coefficients (ICC2,3). The criterion-validity was examined by comparing the mean excursion values of each condition recorded by the electric goniometer to the 3D optical motion capture system. Validity was assessed by evaluating the average difference and root mean square error (RMSE). Results: The between session intra-rater reliability was moderate to good (ICC2,3: 0.628–0.874). The within session inter-rater reliability was moderate to excellent (ICC2,3: 0.545–0.912). The average difference between the electric goniometer and 3D optical motion capture system ranged from −7° to 4° and the RMSE was between 7–10°. Conclusions: The reliability of scapular measurements is best when a standard operating procedure is used. The electric goniometer provides an accurate measurement of scapular excursions in all three anatomical planes during arm elevation.


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