Biomechanics Research Explained Quickly: Tracking the skeleton indirectly
Here I try to explain one of the more fundamental concepts in how we utilize motion capture and some maths to get at skeleton positions in movements in under 60 seconds.
In short, we put markers on the body on places that we know are secure, and we then create a mathematical relationship from those markers to the anatomically meaningful bony landmarks in a calibration trial.
During the actual movements of interest where the subject only has the markers, we then use that mathematical relationship to reconstruct where the anatomical landmarks should be, and go from there.
@jordankilganon have done motion capture for entertainment before, but for us to get at the science behind the movement, there are a lot more practical considerations.
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