TUTORIAL Measuring human motion: features and pitfalls of various techniquesJaap Harlaar(Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) BenefitsA selection of established and novel techniques for instrumental recording of human motion behavior will be presented and demonstrated. The tutorial discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the various techniques, their limitations and practical considerations. The main focus is on recording equipment and data collection procedures and associated procedures on data analysis. FeaturesTopics will include:
AudienceThis tutorial is intended for researchers who want to measure human motion, within a certain motor task. Basic understanding of kinematic modeling as well as general experience in measurements on human motor tasks and signal processing is useful but not required. PresentationLectures and demonstrations, using a variety of data acquisition and analysis systems. Instructor's resumeDr. Jaap Harlaar is head of the laboratory of human movement analysis
of VU Medical Center and lecturer at the faculty of Human Movement Science.
His basic discipline is electrical and software engineering. During
his professional career Dr. Harlaar has gained experience in selecting,
adapting and developing technologies to suit specific research questions
with the clinical context of human movement analysis. Last updated: 20 October 2005 |