Towards bridging the gap between motion capturing and biomechanical optimal control simulations

Gail T, Hoffmann R, Miezal M, Bleser G, Leyendecker S (2015)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Conference contribution, Conference Contribution

Publication year: 2015

Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of the ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Multibody Dynamics

Event location: Barcelona ES

Abstract

Within this work, we make a first attempt towards improving human motion capture by combining motion capturing measurements and optimal control simulations of a human steering motion. We start with measurements obtained from a stationary optical system, a widespread capturing technology in biomechanics and movement science, under laboratory conditions. From an optimal control point of view, the goal is to increase the realism of simulated human motion through measurements. From a motion capturing point of view, the goal is to compensate for measurement sparsity, errors or lacks through meaningful assumptions based on biomechanics simulation. Our preliminary results show that a fusion of physical laws, biomechanical simulation and real data within an optimal control simulation framework indeed have the potential to improve motion capture and synthesis with respect to some of their inherent problems.

Authors with CRIS profile

Tobias Gail Institute of Applied Dynamics Sigrid Leyendecker Institute of Applied Dynamics

Related research project(s)

Numerical investigations on optimal control and variational integrators for multirate systems Jan. 1, 2012 - Dec. 31, 2017 Simulation and optimal control of the dynamics of multibody systems in biomechanics and robotics Dec. 1, 2008 - Dec. 1, 2011

Involved external institutions

Technische Universität Kaiserslautern DE Germany (DE) Fraunhofer-Institut für Techno- und Wirtschaftsmathematik (ITWM) / Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Gail, T., Hoffmann, R., Miezal, M., Bleser, G., & Leyendecker, S. (2015). Towards bridging the gap between motion capturing and biomechanical optimal control simulations. In Proceedings of the ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Multibody Dynamics. Barcelona, ES.

MLA:

Gail, Tobias, et al. "Towards bridging the gap between motion capturing and biomechanical optimal control simulations." Proceedings of the ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Multibody Dynamics, Barcelona 2015.

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