Prosthetic/Hybrid motion capture technology

It is an externalstructure attached to a limb or part of the body.

Included in this structure is a series of encodersthat measure the rotation and position of theperformers body as he moves, so that theirmotion can be analyzed. There are severaldifferent types of prosthetic motion capturesystems. Gloves and some otherelectromechanical suits are also included.

5 advantages

*accuracy

*real-time

*relatively low-cost

*free-of-occlusion

*wireless (untethered) systems that have unlimited capture volume

5 disadvantages

*heavy

*long time to wear

*space limited

*bad facial mocap

*Specific hardware and special programs are required