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Ozyalcin Solitons Thesis 7-21-15.pdf (5.2 MB)
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SOLITONS: A COMPACT, LOW-COST, AND WIRELESS BODY MOTION CAPTURE SYSTEM
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Ozyalcin, Anil E
ORCID® Identifier
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7140-1042
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1437440750
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Year and Degree
2015, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Abstract
This thesis introduces the Solitons, which are low-cost, compact, and wireless human body motion capture sensors. They utilize microelectromechanical (MEMS) inertial measurement units (IMU) to measure orientation of human body parts. Each Soliton is only slightly larger than a US quarter (29 mm diameter), and can run for up to 6 hours on one battery charge. The sensors are worn by the human subject, and are placed on certain links between the joints on the subject’s body. Each Soliton sends the subject’s limb’s orientation data wirelessly using ANT protocol to a Soliton Station, which is a gateway for all data that is transmitted between the Solitons and the PC client. Soliton Station connects to a PC over a USB connection, and relays the wirelessly received data to the PC client over a serial connection. The PC can then use a forward kinematics model to translate limb orientation to limb position. They were specifically designed to be compact and low-weight enough to be worn by infants with muscular disorders, so they can be used to capture motion on infants, as well as adults. Soliton Reach is also introduced, which is a regular Soliton equipped with both Bluetooth Low Energy and ANT modules. Soliton Reach is designed to interface with mobile devices to provide human motion data to mobile device applications.
Committee
Robert Lee (Advisor)
Joel Johnson (Committee Member)
Subject Headings
Electrical Engineering
Keywords
Human Body Motion Capture
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Sensor Fusion
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Inertial Measurement Unit
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Ozyalcin, A. E. (2015).
SOLITONS: A COMPACT, LOW-COST, AND WIRELESS BODY MOTION CAPTURE SYSTEM
[Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1437440750
APA Style (7th edition)
Ozyalcin, Anil.
SOLITONS: A COMPACT, LOW-COST, AND WIRELESS BODY MOTION CAPTURE SYSTEM.
2015. Ohio State University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1437440750.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Ozyalcin, Anil. "SOLITONS: A COMPACT, LOW-COST, AND WIRELESS BODY MOTION CAPTURE SYSTEM." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1437440750
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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