Motion capture sensing techniques used in human upper limb motion: a review
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Purpose: Motion capture system (MoCap) has been used in measuring the human body segments in several applications including film special effects, health care, outer-space and under-water navigation systems, sea-water exploration pursuits, human machine interaction and learning software to help teachers of sign language. The purpose of this paper is to help the researchers to select specific MoCap system for various applications and the development of new algorithms related to upper limb motion. Design/methodology/approach: This paper provides an overview of different sensors used in MoCap and techniques used for estimating human upper limb motion. Findings: The existing MoCaps suffer from several issues depending on the type of MoCap used. These issues include drifting and placement of Inertial sensors, occlusion and jitters in Kinect, noise in electromyography signals and the requirement of a well-structured, calibrated environment and time-consuming task of placing markers in multiple camera systems. Originality/value: This paper outlines the issues and challenges in MoCaps for measuring human upper limb motion and provides an overview on the techniques to overcome these issues and challenges.
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- Authors
- Yahya, M., Shah, J. A., Kadir, K. A., Yusof, Z. M., Khan, S., & Warsi, A.
- Affiliations
- University of Kuala Lumpur (MY)
- International Islamic University Malaysia (MY)
- Venue
- Sensor Review
- Publisher
- Emerald
- Published
- 2019-07-15
- Volume
- 39
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 504-511
- ISSN
- 0260-2288 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2949077135
- Cited by
- 82
- References
- 51
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 2
- FWCI
- 4.83
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Sensor Review (publishedVersion)
- The International Islamic University Malaysia Repository (The International Islamic University Malaysia) (acceptedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Control and Systems Engineering › Human Motion and Animation
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Hand Gesture Recognition Systems
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Human Pose and Action Recognition
- Keywords
- motion capture, upper limb movement, inertial sensors, Kinect sensor, electromyography, marker tracking, sensor drift, occlusion, noise, calibration, human-machine interaction, sign language
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