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Computer-aided tracking of body motions using a c.c.d.-image sensor

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Abstract

A c.c.d-image sensor has been used to obtain virtually online trajectories of moving objects in one plane. The image data acquired are stored and processed by several programs to yield displays which enable interpretation and measurement to be effected. Our major concern is in regard to kinesiological data allied with human locomotor function.

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C'est un détecteur d'image combiné à une charge (c.c.d.), qui servit à obtenir la trajectoire pratiquement droite des objects en déplacement sur un plan unique. Les données de l'image acquise sont enregistrées, puis traitées par différents programmes. Les résultats permettent ensuite d'effectuer une interprétation et des mesures. Le problème abordé par la thèse est celui des données kinésiologiques, alliées à la fonction locomotrice de l'être humain.

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Ein c.c.d.-Image-Sensor (Sensor mit ladungsgekoppelter Vorrichtung) wurde verwendet, um die Bahnen sich bewegender Objekte praktisch unmittelbar zu bestimmen. Die erhaltenen Bilddaten werden mittels mehrerer Programme gespeichert und verarbeitet und liefern Anzeigen, die Auswertung und Messung gestatten. Vor allem befassen wir uns mit kinesiologischen Daten in verbindung mit den Bewegungsfunktionen beim Menschen.

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  1. Biomedical Engineering Department, Chedoke Rehabilitation Centre, P.O. Box 590, L8N 3L6, Hamilton, Ont., Canada

    W. Brügger & Morris Milner

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Brügger, W., Milner, M. Computer-aided tracking of body motions using a c.c.d.-image sensor. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 16, 207–210 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02451923

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