Automation in motion. (computer-assisted video systems for motion analysis)

From: Science News | Date: April 6, 1985 | Copyright information

The swimming of fish, the flexing of a runner's foot, the movement of a robot reaching foir a tool are all examples of motions the researchers want to analyze. In many cases, the analysis is still done by filming the action, projecting the images on a screen and manually measuring changes in position from one frame to the next -- a tedious, time-consuming process. Now, motion analysis is speeding up with the introduction of sophisticated, computer-assisted video systems that automatically track and tabulate the trajectories of moving objects.

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