Rehab/Biomechanical applications
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 2:23 pm
I stumbled on Optitrack while searching around for viable (read - "cost-effective") motion capture systems for biomechanical analysis.
Our company deals in employment-related injury management, and the applications of mocap here are enormous. Sadly, our industry (worldwide) is governed by the dictates of insurance companies, hence the expense of the "elite" motion capture systems makes them unfeasible.
I can see enormous commercial potential for a mocap system that is low cost (ie - less that US$10 000) and aimed as biomechanical assessment (range of movement, gait analysis, etc). At this price point you have a system that would be price-effective for rehabilitation providers (of which there are over 1000 in Australia alone).
Is anyone developing a system optimised for biomechanical analysis? Is anyone interested in building one? I'd be very interested in providing functional requirements and developmental guidance.
Our company deals in employment-related injury management, and the applications of mocap here are enormous. Sadly, our industry (worldwide) is governed by the dictates of insurance companies, hence the expense of the "elite" motion capture systems makes them unfeasible.
I can see enormous commercial potential for a mocap system that is low cost (ie - less that US$10 000) and aimed as biomechanical assessment (range of movement, gait analysis, etc). At this price point you have a system that would be price-effective for rehabilitation providers (of which there are over 1000 in Australia alone).
Is anyone developing a system optimised for biomechanical analysis? Is anyone interested in building one? I'd be very interested in providing functional requirements and developmental guidance.