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Human Motion Suit (HMS) is a novel commercializable hardware and software system, that performs synchronous motion capture measurements and enables processing simultaneous motion data up to 50 people on one PC.
A client application software enables acquisition, visualization, and processing of data from wearable suits. It supports dozens of industrial formats, real time preview of motion capture, simultaneous recording, viewing and replaying recorded MoCap.
The system has modular structure, that enables simple extensions of its capabilities with dedicated plugins. The acquired data is collected and organized in the cloud based Human Motion Database.
The suit is scalable, using up to 50 miniature IMU sensors, sewn into fitted unencumbering suit that is worn under the clothing. High accuracy is maintained using custom Kalman filters.
The system enables outdoor motion capture processing and streaming to clouds, even in extreme situations such as skiing and directing remote sessions from the studio.

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Human Motion Suit

The need to measure human motion and to estimate it’s kinematic and dynamic parameters in a real time appears in many fields such as medicine, sport, art and entertainment. PJAIT, Silesian University of Technology and Textile Research Institute developed Human Motion Suit that is inexpensive and easy to customize for many applications. The suit is  based on IMU sensors and includes industry grade software that enables acquisition, visualization and analysis of human motion data. 

 

  • Ideal for Human Movement Research with unprecedented performance involving biomechanics, physical therapy, movement disorders, sport training optimization;
  • Allows to Complex Multiperson Motion Capture and Processing for Entertainment, Games Industry;
  • Useful for research applications involving: activity monitoring, energy expediture, fall prediction, altitude and heading, orientation tracking.

Where is the difference?

  • camera-less full-body human motion capture solution without lost markers or occlusion, to use anywhere, indoors and outdoors
  • unobtrusive – designed to be subtle, stylish, easy to use and comfortable, don’t distract people or draw unwanted attention during normal daily activities
  • multiple person capture - motion capture session up to 50 people using one PC with each unit maintaining precise time synchronization between suits in a network
  • full kinematics of each body segment – by highly sensitive triaxial gyroscope, accelerometer and magnetometer allows to capture every subtle twitch
  • always on time - real-time processing and flevible recording methods directly to studio or to the dedicated cloud for later use; continuosly stream data from HMS acting as a participant in remote animation sessions
  • software suite – cloud based software solution with real-time control preview, process and record of multiperson motion capture. Complete cross-platform SDK for easy integration with custom application software.

Single IMU Unit

Small Size, Lightweight: 19x15x8mm, 5g

Single Voltage Supply 5V

Low Power Consumption 20mA (Typ.)

Embedded Filtering/Compensation

200Hz Bandwidth

3 to 9 Degrees of Freedom

Calibrated Stability (Bias, Scale Factor, Axial alignment)

IMU Applications

  • Unmanned Systems
  • Motion Analysis and Control
  • Navigation Systems
  • Vibration Control and Stabilization
  • Pointing and Tracking Systems