Affordable human motion analysis system

Abstract

An initial prototype of two-dimensional motion analysis system which uses less expensive cameras, markers along with a open-source software for precise tracking of human movements is proposed here to overcome the difficulties faced by the researchers in using the current technology. Gait analysis is normally used to treat the abnormalities in walking or running ability of an individual. The main objective of this work is to build a less expensive gait setup which will be capable of finding out basic gait parameters. Currently available expensive 3D motion analysis system is not accessible to most of the people. This proposed system can be useful to people from all walks of life and especially beneficial to the people undergoing physiotherapy, autism patients, stroke patients and sportspersons etc. This setup is both reliable and portable which makes it quite different from other existing setup. This will open up new areas of biomechanical studies which would pave the way for most of the people to move into this type of research.