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Optitrack Motion Capture System Motion Tracking

Author: <Hyunhee Lee> Email: lee67@unlv.nevada.edu
Date: Last modified on <05/29/17>
Keywords: <Motion Tracking>

This picture show the “Arena” software program interface for “Dots Motion Tracking”.


Motivation and Audience

This is a tutorial about “Motion Tracking” from Optitrack Motion Capture system. If you are not familiar to use “Arena” which is Optitrack Motion Capture system software, Please take look at up the “Optitrack Motion Capture System Setup Guide” http://daslhub.org/unlv/wiki/doku.php?id=optitrack_motion_capture_system_setup_guide

Once you know how to record the “dots” movement, you can get the position data through “Arena” software program. But, you need to use other tool(e.g. matlab or excel) for calculating velocity.

* Know how to get motion tracking.

Attach the Dots on the suite

In order to get motion tracking whole body, you need to wear motion capture suite and attach dots on the suite.

Step 1. Attach the dots on the Leg.

Step 2. Attach the dots on the back of torso and pelvis of side.

Step 3. Attach the dots on the hands.

Start to Capture the motion

Start to Capture Click the “Capture” tap on the bottom of “Arena” software interface and then click the “play” button, and if you are ready to record, click the “record” button.

Video of Motion Capture

optitrack_motion_capture_system_motion_tracking.1496191426.txt.gz · Last modified: 2017/05/30 17:43 by hyunheelee