2A1-D33 Choreography of Humanoid Robots with Hand Motion Capture System

This paper introduces an innovative robotic foot design inspired by the functionality and the anatomy of the human foot. Most humanoid robots are characterized by flat, rigid feet with limited mobility, which cannot emulate the physical behavior of the foot–ground interaction. The proposed foot mechanism consists of three main bodies, to represent the heel, plant, and toes, connected by compliant joints for improved balancing and impact absorption. The functional requirements were extracted from medical literature, and were acquired through a motion capture system, and the proposed design was validated with a numerical simulation.

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Analysis of dexterous finger movements for writing using a Hand Motion Capture system

2010 IEEE International Conference on Virtual Environments, Human-Computer Interfaces and Measurement Systems ◽

10.1109/vecims.2010.5609351 ◽

2010 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Kazutaka Mitobe ◽

Masachika Saitoh ◽

Noboru Yoshimura

Keyword(s):

Motion Capture ◽

Motion Capture System ◽

Finger Movements ◽

Hand Motion

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B3 Construction of hand motion capture system by using pressure sensors

The Proceedings of Joint Symposium Symposium on Sports Engineering Symposium on Human Dynamics ◽

10.1299/jsmesports.2008.0_204 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 2008 (0) ◽

pp. 204-209 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Tsutomu NIKAIDO ◽

Kazutaka MITOBE ◽

Masafumi SUZUKI ◽

Noboru YOSHIMURA

Keyword(s):

Motion Capture ◽

Pressure Sensors ◽

Motion Capture System ◽

Hand Motion

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Gender differences in the Achilles tendon load during the fencing lunge

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity ◽

10.2478/bjha-2014-0018 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jonathan Kenneth Sinclair ◽

Lindsay Bottoms

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Achilles Tendon ◽

Motion Capture ◽

Tendon Injury ◽

Force Platform ◽

Motion Capture System ◽

3D Motion ◽

Loading Rates ◽

Tendon Pathology ◽

3D Motion Capture

AbstractRecent epidemiological analyses in fencing have shown that injuries and pain linked specifically to fencing training/competition were evident in 92.8% of fencers. Specifically the prevalence of Achilles tendon pathology has increased substantially in recent years, and males have been identified as being at greater risk of Achilles tendon injury compared to their female counterparts. This study aimed to examine gender differences in Achilles tendon loading during the fencing lunge.Achilles tendon load was obtained from eight male and eight female club level epee fencers using a 3D motion capture system and force platform information as they completed simulated lunges. Independent t-tests were performed on the data to determine whether differences existed.The results show that males were associated with significantly greater Achilles tendon loading rates in comparison to females.This suggests that male fencers may be at greater risk from Achilles tendon pathology as a function of fencing training/ competition.

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