title: Avatar - a multi-sensory system for real time body position monitoring.
abstract: Virtual reality and computer assisted physical rehabilitation applications require an unobtrusive and inexpensive real time monitoring systems. Existing systems are usually complex and expensive and based on infrared monitoring. In this paper we propose Avatar, a hybrid system consisting of off-the-shelf components and sensors. Absolute positioning of a few reference points is determined using infrared diode on subject's body and a set of Wii Remotes as optical sensors. Individual body segments are monitored by intelligent inertial sensor nodes iSense. A network of inertial nodes is controlled by a master node that serves as a gateway for communication with a capture device. Each sensor features a 3D accelerometer and a 2 axis gyroscope. Avatar system is used for control of avatars in Virtual Reality applications, but could be used in a variety of augmented reality, gaming, and computer assisted physical rehabilitation applications.
authors: University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama, USA.
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Jovanov
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Hanish
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Courson
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Stidham
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Stinson
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Webb
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Denny
mesh_terms: D000054:Acceleration; D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000295:instrumentation; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008328:Man-Machine Systems; D008838:Microcomputers; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation*; D009038:Motion; D011187:Posture; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation; D012984:Software; D013686:Telemetry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014584:User-Computer Interface