Human motion analysis and characterization

J. Michael Cathcart; Keith Prussing; Brian Kocher

doi:10.1117/12.884481

2 June 2011 Human motion analysis and characterization

J. Michael Cathcart, Keith Prussing, Brian Kocher

Proceedings Volume 8019, Sensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Security and Homeland Defense X; 80190M (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.884481
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2011, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Georgia Tech has investigated methods for the detection and tracking of personnel in a variety of acquisition environments. This research effort focused on a detailed phenomenological analysis of human physiology and signatures with the subsequent identification and characterization of potential observables. Both aspects are needed to support the development of personnel detection and tracking algorithms. As a fundamental part of this research effort, Georgia Tech collected motion capture data on an individual for a variety of walking speeds, carrying loads, and load distributions. These data formed the basis for deriving fundamental properties of the individual's motion and the derivation of motionbased observables, and changes in these fundamental properties arising from load variations. Analyses were conducted to characterize the motion properties of various body components such as leg swing, arm swing, head motion, and full body motion. This paper will describe the data acquisition process, extraction of motion characteristics, and analysis of these data. Video sequences illustrating the motion data and analysis results will also be presented.

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J. Michael Cathcart, Keith Prussing, and Brian Kocher "Human motion analysis and characterization", Proc. SPIE 8019, Sensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Security and Homeland Defense X, 80190M (2 June 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.884481

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