Cluster trainee Calvin Kuo (pictured above wearing motion sensors) hosted an exhibition at Science World on Tuesday , November 20th, for their "Teen Tuesday" events on the theme of "Human Modeling and Visualization". UBC researchers and clinicians are using new wearable technologies to measure human motion of everyday life. These new wearable sensors are based on the same inertial measurement unit sensors that are embedded in most electronics, from phones to VR headsets. These sensors are being used to monitor gait patterns (referencing Michael Hunt), measure head impacts (Lyndia Wu), and to better visualize and understand how humans move in natural environments (Calvin, Jean-Sébastien and Dinesh Pai).
Specifically, Calvin demonstrated the video-less motion capture technoloy (Xsens IMU suit) that is being used to study human motion outside of the lab and discussed the applications for at home monitoring and care. Calvin also showed a number of videos detailing how motion captuire technologies are used to study muscle coordination and injury.
This "Teen Tuesday" event on the theme of "Modeling and Visualizing Motion" targeted towards Grade 8-12, will be taking place monthly at Science World until June 2019. More information can be found here.