Evaluation of the Kinect™ sensor for 3-D kinematic measurement in the workplace

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 645-649

  Dutta, Tilak ^a  

^a TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Kinect; Kinematics; Portable motion capture

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; HARDWARE; MEAN SQUARE ERROR;

ERGONOMIC ASSESSMENT; KINECT; MOTION CAPTURE; MOTION CAPTURE SYSTEM; MUSCULO-SKELETAL INJURIES; RELATIVE POSITIONS; ROOT MEAN SQUARED ERRORS; SENSING COMPONENTS;

KINEMATICS;

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; KINEMATICS; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSOR; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84858074442     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2011.09.011     Document Type: Article

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