Digital Human Model and Motion Capture Techniques for Home Kinesitherapy

The key feature of home kinesitherapy is real-time monitoring of movements and reacting to a wrong behavior. That is why the very important technology challenge is to apply a proper effective and efficient motion capture technique. A system dedicated for such a therapy should be based on a digital human model and involve motion capture techniques. First attempts for such systems have already appeared, but they are not satisfactory for home independent kinesitherapy. This paper presents the definition of the system for home kinesitherapy. It points out the deficiencies of existing systems for completing a full therapy program. Authors describe research results regarding the usage of some motion capture techniques for home kinesitherapy: the advanced and expensive ShapeWrap II system and the cheap Microsoft Kinect Sensor.