Abstract
There are many possible ways of identifying the posture of a human character from a set of known positions. These methods differ in subtle but important ways. We propose an alternative method to the jacobian-based Inverse Kinematics, one which allows for simple calibration, allows for sensors slippage, and can take advantage of knowledge of the type of motion being performed. This approach gives real-time conversion of magnetic sensors measurements into human anatomical rotations. Our converter is used in a wide range of applications from real time applications to animation design. It provides a useful complement to the traditional keyframe editing software.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Learn about institutional subscriptionsPreview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Ascension (1994) “The Flock of Birds Installation and Operation Guide”. Ascension Technology Corporation POB 527 Burlington, Vermont 05402 (802) pp860-6440.
Badler N., Hollick M.J., Granieri J.P. (1993) “Real-Time Control of a Virtual Human Using Minimal Sensors”, a Forum short paper in Presence, 2(1), pp 82–86, MIT.
Becheiraz P., Thalmann D. (1996) “A Model of Nonverbal Communication and Interpersonal Relationship Between Virtual Actors“ Proc. of Computer Animation 96, Geneva.
Boulic R., Renault O. (1991) “3D Hierarchies For Animation”. New Trends in Animation and Visualization. Wiley Professional Computing, New York, pp 59–76.
Boulic R., Huang Z., Magnenat-Thalmann N., Thalmann D. (1994) “Goal-Oriented Design and Correction of Articulated Figure Motion with the TRACK System“, Journal of Computer. & Graphics, 18(4), pp 443–452.
Boulic R., Capin T., Huang Z., Kalra P., Lintermann B., Magnenat-Thalmann N., Moccozet L., Molet T., Pandzic I., Saar K, Schmitt A., Shen j., Thalmann D. (1995) “A system for the Parallel Integrated Motion of Multiple Deformable Human Characters with Collision Detection”, Computer Graphics Forum special issue of EUROGRAPHICS’95 Proceedings, 14(3), Maastricht, pp C–337–348.
Boulic R., Huang Z., Thalmann D. (1995) “A Comparison of Design Strategies for 3D Human Motions”, Workshop on Human Comfort and Security, Brussels, September 1995, to appear with Springer Verlag.
Bruderlin A., Williams L. (1995) “Motion Signal Processing”, Computer Graphics Proceedings, Annual Conference Series, 1995, pp 97–104.
Cappozzo A. (1991) “Three-Dimensional Analysis of Human Walking: Experimental Methods and Associated Artifacts“, Human Movement Science 10 (1991) pp 589–602, North-Holland.
Craig J.J. (1989) “Introduction to Robotics, Mechanics, and Control”, 2nd edition, Addison Wesley, Readings, Mass., 1989
Emering L., Boulic R., Balcisoy S., Thalmann D. (1997) “Real-Time Human Action Recognition for Behavioral Interactions with Virtual Agents”, submitted to the first ACM Conference on Autonomous Agents 1997.
Granieri J., Crabtree J., Badler N. (1995) “Production And Playback Of Human Figure Motion For 3D Virtual Environments”. In proceedings VRAIS’95, IEEE, pp 127–135.
Guo S., Roberge J., Grace T. (1993) “Controlling Movement Using Parametric Frame Space Interpolation”. In proceedings of Computer Animation’ 93, pp 216–227.
Hirose M., Deffaux G, Nakagaki Y. (1995) “A Study on Data Input of Natural Human Motion for Virtual Reality System”, ICAT/VRST’95, ACM-SIGCHI, pp 245–251, November 1995.
Klein C.A., Huang C.H. (1983) “Review Of Pseudoinverse Control For Use With Kinematically Redundant Manipulators”, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, SMC-13(2), pp 245–250, March/April.
Kroemer K.H.E., Kroemer H.J., Kroemer-Elbert K.E. (1990) “Engineering Physiology, Bases of Human Factors/ Ergonomics”, 2nd edition, Van Nostrand Reinhold Publisher, New-York, London, ISBN 0-442-00354-4
Karlsson D., Lundberg A. (1994) “In Vivo Measurement Of The Shoulder Rhythm Using External Fixation Markers”. Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on 3-D Analysis of Human Movement 94, pp 69–72.
Maiocchi R. (1996) “3D Character Animation Using Motion Capture”, In Advanced Interactive Animation, Thalmann&Magnenat-Thalmann (eds.), Prentice-Hall, to appear in Summer 1996.
Pennock G.R., Clark K.J. (1990) “An Anatomy-Based Coordinate System for the Description of the Kinematic Displacements in the Human Knee”, Journal of Biomechanics, 23(12), pp 1209–1218.
Perlin K. (1995) “Real Time Responsive Animation With Personality“, IEEE Visualization and Computer Graphics, 1(1), pp 5–15.
Rab G.T. (1991) “Flexible Marker Set for Human Gait Analysis”, Technical Note, Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 1(2), pp 139–145, Raven Press Ltd, New-York.
Semwal S. K, Hightower R., Standfield S. (1996) “Closed Form and Geometric Algorithms for Real-Time Control of an Avatar”, Proceedings of VRAIS’96, IEEE, pp 177–184.
Thalmann D., Capin T., Magnenat Thalmann N., Pandzic I. (1995) “Participant, User-Guided and Autonomous Actors in the Virtual Life Network VLNET“, Proc. of International Conference on Artificial Reality and Tele-Existence’ 95, Conference on Virtual Reality Software and Technology’ 95 ICAT/VRST’95, Japan.
Whitaker R. T., Crampton C, Breen D.E., Tuceryan M., Rose E. (1995) “Object Calibration For Augmented Reality”. Computer Graphics Forum special issue of EUROGRAPHICS’ 95 Proceedings, 14(3), Maastricht, pp C–15–27.
Witkin A., Popovic Z. (1995) “Motion Warping“, Computer Graphics Proceedings, Annual Conference Series, 1995, pp 105–108.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1996 Springer-Verlag/Wien
About this paper
Cite this paper
Molet, T., Boulic, R., Thalmann, D. (1996). A Real Time Anatomical Converter For Human Motion Capture. In: Boulic, R., Hégron, G. (eds) Computer Animation and Simulation ’96. Eurographics. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-7486-9_6
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-7486-9_6
Publisher Name: Springer, Vienna
Print ISBN: 978-3-211-82885-4
Online ISBN: 978-3-7091-7486-9
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive