Validation of the 12M inertial system against a marker based motion capture system

A new tendency, in the way of practicing and collecting data in the health related fields, has influenced
a large development of non-invasive portable and wearable systems by companies specialized in
biomechanical instrumentations. In human motion analysis, particularly in biomechanics, the use of
inertial measurements units (IMUs) are frequently used in sports context such as tracking the action of
athletes. IMUs are highly transportable therefore; they can be used outside laboratory conditions. The
goal of this project is to validate the body segment orientations measured by the 12M inertial system
against those calculated by the VICON® motion capture system. The protocol will be divided in two
distinct sections: A comparison of the two measurement systems using a single axis pendulum and a
comparison of the two measurement systems using predetermined-controlled human movements. Once
validated, the IMUs will be use to assess kinematic measurements of sport movements, in our case ice
hockey skating. In order to constantly improve their products and….TOBECONT’D

Faculty Supervisor:

David Pearsall

Student:

Partner:

NexGen Ergonomics Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

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University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate