Motion capture, also called performance capture or mo-cap, is a technology that blends real life and animation, allowing you to film someone live and transfer them into computerized form. Now this technology is being used for the improvement of patient’s rehabilitation. To capture motion, mo-cap specialists place sensors all over an actor. This track and record their movements, allowing them to be mapped on a computer screen in real time as a virtual 'skeleton'. Animators then use computer programs to overlay information on top of the movements, creating a virtual set for the movement to take place in.
The purpose of rehabilitation is to enable patients experiencing stroke to regain its independence and productivity. During rehabilitation process, patient’s movement is continuously monitored by physicians and patient is advised to do some exercises to rectify his or her motion. But unfortunately, it is not possible that physicians are always available other than that Covid-19 has changed the situation in the world to visit hospitals on a regular basis so due to these reasons’ patients are facing numerous problems for rehabilitation. So, technology has opened new ways for patient rehabilitation. One of these technologies is motion capture technology which is helping patient rehabilitation. Motion capture technology is used to track and record the movements of objects digitally. Motion of an object is captured by using camera-based systems like infrared cameras. Objective of my research is to find out how a patient's rehabilitation can be improved by using motion capture technology.
