Three-dimensional cameras and skeleton pose tracking for physical function assessment: A review of uses, validity, current developments and Kinect alternatives

RA Clark, BF Mentiplay, E Hough, YH Pua - Gait & posture, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Three-dimensional camera systems that integrate depth assessment with
traditional two-dimensional images, such as the Microsoft Kinect, Intel Realsense …

Biomechanical assessments of the upper limb for determining fatigue, strain and effort from the laboratory to the industrial working place: a systematic review

C Brambilla, M Lavit Nicora, F Storm, G Reni… - Bioengineering, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recent human-centered developments in the industrial field (Industry 5.0) lead companies
and stakeholders to ensure the wellbeing of their workers with assessments of upper limb …

Abnormal infant movements classification with deep learning on pose-based features

KD McCay, ESL Ho, HPH Shum, G Fehringer… - IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The pursuit of early diagnosis of cerebral palsy has been an active research area with some
very promising results using tools such as the General Movements Assessment (GMA). In …

Azure Kinect performance evaluation for human motion and upper limb biomechanical analysis

C Brambilla, R Marani, L Romeo, ML Nicora, FA Storm… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Human motion tracking is a valuable task for many medical applications. Marker-based
optoelectronic systems are considered the gold standard in human motion tracking …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive analysis of the validity and reliability of the perception neuron studio for upper-body motion capture

Y Wu, K Tao, Q Chen, Y Tian, L Sun - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Perception Neuron Studio (PNS) is a cost-effective and widely used inertial motion
capture system. However, a comprehensive analysis of its upper-body motion capture …

Gait analysis comparison between manual marking, 2D pose estimation algorithms, and 3D marker-based system

D Menychtas, N Petrou, I Kansizoglou… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Recent advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Computer Vision (CV) have
led to automated pose estimation algorithms using simple 2D videos. This has created the …

Motion-based prediction of external forces and moments and back loading during manual material handling tasks

A Muller, C Pontonnier, X Robert-Lachaine… - Applied ergonomics, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper evaluates a method for motion-based prediction of external forces and moments
on manual material handling (MMH) tasks. From a set of hypothesized contact points …

Marker-less versus marker-based driven musculoskeletal models of the spine during static load-handling activities

F Asadi, N Arjmand - Journal of biomechanics, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Evaluation of workers' body posture in workstations is a prerequisite to estimate
spinal loads and assess risk of injury for the subsequent design of preventive interventions …

Dynamic assessment of spine movement patterns using an RGB-D camera and deep learning

J Wenghofer, KHE Beange, WC Ramos Jr… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
In clinical practice, functional limitations in patients with low back pain are subjectively
assessed, potentially leading to misdiagnosis and prolonged pain. This paper proposes an …

Accuracy evaluation of two markerless motion capture systems for measurement of upper extremities: Kinect V2 and Captiv

T Steinebach, EH Grosse, CH Glock… - Human Factors and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Motion capturing is a promising method to assess working postures and human movements
and, therewith, the risk of musculoskeletal injuries that could occur while performing manual …