Open-source software library for real-time inertial measurement unit data-based inverse kinematics using OpenSim.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inertial measurements (IMUs) facilitate the measurement of human motion outside the motion laboratory. A commonly used open-source software for musculoskeletal simulation and analysis of human motion, OpenSim, includes a tool to enable kinematics analysis of IMU data. However, it only enables offline analysis, i.e., analysis after the data has been collected. Extending OpenSim's functionality to allow real-time kinematics analysis would allow real-time feedback for the subject during the measurement session and has uses in e.g., rehabilitation, robotics, and ergonomics.

Methods

We developed an open-source software library for real-time inverse kinematics (IK) analysis of IMU data using OpenSim. The software library reads data from IMUs and uses multi

SUBMITTER: Lavikainen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10082569 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature