Presentation 2017-12-16
A deterioration discrimination method of infrared reflective marker used for optical motion capture system.
Ohbuchi Masashi, Toyohiko Hayashi, Shigehito Tanahashi, Hiroshi Tanaka, Hiroaki Inui, Hiroki Ninomiya, Katsuya Nobuhara,
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Abstract(in English) The optical motion capture system can measure the 3-D motion of infrared light reflective markers secured to measuring objects. One of its problems is that repetitive use of the markers gradually deteriorates their reflection characteristic due to the separation and/or stain of a reflective material, resulting in the increase of measurement error. In measurement site, however, deteriorated markers might be still used because the marker deterioration has been judged subjectively. Then this study proposed a digital camera-based method of judging the marker deterioration objectively and easily in measuring site. In order to reduce light environment effects, we photographed a subject marker and a referential normal marker located next to the subject simultaneously. Then we evaluated the deterioration level of the subject from the difference between the gray-scale histograms of images of the subject and the reference, and judged whether the subject is deteriorated or not by means of discriminant analysis. Experiments using 25 deteriorated markers and 10 normal markers verified that the subject could be judged in a positive discrimination rate of 88.0[%]
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Keyword(in English) Infrared reflective marker / Optical motion capture system / Marker deterioration / Marker discrimination
Paper # MBE2017-61
Date of Issue 2017-12-09 (MBE)

Conference Information
Committee MBE / NC
Conference Date 2017/12/16(1days)
Place (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Place (in English) Nagoya University
Topics (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Topics (in English) ME, general
Chair Kazuki Nakajima(Univ. of Toyama) / Masafumi Hagiwara(Keio Univ.)
Vice Chair Masaki Kyoso(TCU) / Yutaka Hirata(Chubu Univ.)
Secretary Masaki Kyoso(Toyama Pref. Univ.) / Yutaka Hirata(Kindai Univ.)
Assistant Kim Juhyon(Univ. of Toyama) / Takumi Kobayashi(YNU) / Yoshihisa Shinozawa(Keio Univ.) / Keiichiro Inagaki(Chubu Univ.)

Paper Information
Registration To Technical Committee on ME and Bio Cybernetics / Technical Committee on Neurocomputing
Language JPN
Title (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
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Title (in English) A deterioration discrimination method of infrared reflective marker used for optical motion capture system.
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) Infrared reflective marker
Keyword(2) Optical motion capture system
Keyword(3) Marker deterioration
Keyword(4) Marker discrimination
1st Author's Name Ohbuchi Masashi
1st Author's Affiliation Niigata University(Niigata Univ.)
2nd Author's Name Toyohiko Hayashi
2nd Author's Affiliation Niigata University(Niigata Univ.)
3rd Author's Name Shigehito Tanahashi
3rd Author's Affiliation Niigata University(Niigata Univ.)
4th Author's Name Hiroshi Tanaka
4th Author's Affiliation Nobuhara Hospital and Institute of Biomechanics(Nobuhara Hospital)
5th Author's Name Hiroaki Inui
5th Author's Affiliation Nobuhara Hospital and Institute of Biomechanics(Nobuhara Hospital)
6th Author's Name Hiroki Ninomiya
6th Author's Affiliation Nobuhara Hospital and Institute of Biomechanics(Nobuhara Hospital)
7th Author's Name Katsuya Nobuhara
7th Author's Affiliation Nobuhara Hospital and Institute of Biomechanics(Nobuhara Hospital)
Date 2017-12-16
Paper # MBE2017-61
Volume (vol) vol.117
Number (no) MBE-360
Page pp.pp.45-50(MBE),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2017-12-09 (MBE)