Research Group Cognitive and Engineering Psychology
Research Group Cognitive and Engineering Psychology

Motion Tracker

 

Description

Motion Capture offers precise recording of any type of movements for analysis and further processing. The research group of cognitive and engineering psychology uses a marker-based Motion Capture System from OptiTrack with 4 Flex 13 cameras for small and medium volumes. The system can be used for instance to precisely track movements of head, hands and body.

 

 

Motion tracker      motion capture

 

 

Technical details

   
 
Motion Capture System OptiTrack Flex 13

Manufacturer/model:

OptiTrack Motion Capture System with 4 Flex 13 cameras and different markersets, Software Motive:Tracker 2.0.1

Main features:

 

  • Mobile and scalable system allowing for a variable number of cameras
  • Precise real-time tracking of single markers, markersets and rigid bodies with 6 degrees of freedom and a recording frequency of up to 120 Hz.
  • Simple calibration, automatic recalibration
  • Extensive software (Motive:Tracker) including camera control, definition of rigid bodies, calibration, recording, replay, post-processing, analysis and export functions
  • Real-time data streaming and API for direct integration into own applications

 

Research:

Inference on psychological states on the basis of motion in different contexts such as human-machine interaction, usability, driving behaviour, driver state recognition etc.

Further information:

http://www.optitrack.com
   

Application

Motion Tracking is currently used at the research group to precisely track movements of head, hands and body of drivers. Additional applications are usability-studies concerning interaction with devices, analysis of pedestrian movements before crossing or small volume movements such as gestures.

 

Contact

Dr. Matthias Beggiato
 
 

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