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Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of the Human Skeleton in Motion

Abstract

This chapter illustrates the conceptual background underlying the in silico reconstruction of the human skeletal motion. A specific focus is given to the experimental and analytical methods that allow acquiring information related to both bone movement and morphology in vivo in the framework of rigid body mechanics. This process involves the definition of global and local frames of reference. Common anatomical and mathematical conventions that are used to describe global bone pose and joint kinematics are illustrated. Issues concerning accuracy and reliability of the estimated quantities when using skin markers and stereophotogrammetry and magneto-inertial measurement units are also dealt with.

Keywords

  • Rigid body mechanics
  • Human movement analysis
  • Bone pose estimation
  • Anatomical calibration
  • Joint kinematics

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  1. Interuniversity Centre of Bioengineering of the Human Neuromusculoskeletal System, Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome “Foro Italico”, Piazza Lauro de Bosis, 6, 00135, Rome, Italy

    Valentina Camomilla & Aurelio Cappozzo

  2. Interuniversity Centre of Bioengineering of the Human Neuromusculoskeletal System, Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome Foro Italico, Rome, Italy

    Giuseppe Vannozzi

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Camomilla, V., Cappozzo, A., Vannozzi, G. (2018). Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of the Human Skeleton in Motion. In: Handbook of Human Motion. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14418-4_146

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