Static pose fixture
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1. A static pose fixture for measuring a person who is a subject of a motion capture model, the fixture comprising:
- a base having a substantially flat surface;
at least one marker;
a pair of foot alignment struts located on the upper rear surface of the base wherein the distance between a first foot alignment strut and a second foot alignment strut is at least 10.0 inches;
a pair of vertical struts located on the upper rear surface of the base wherein a first vertical strut is located on an outer exterior portion of the first foot alignment strut and a second vertical strut is located on an outer exterior portion of the second foot alignment strut; and
a pair of grips attached to the pair of vertical struts and located at least 15 inches above the base.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a static pose fixture (10) used for measuring a subject (42) that is the object of a motion capture system. The static pose fixture (10) provides a means for holding the subject (52) in a static position by using various struts in order to automate the sizing of a computer generated model or to position and orient markers with respect to the model.
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17 Claims
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1. A static pose fixture for measuring a person who is a subject of a motion capture model, the fixture comprising:
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a base having a substantially flat surface;
at least one marker;
a pair of foot alignment struts located on the upper rear surface of the base wherein the distance between a first foot alignment strut and a second foot alignment strut is at least 10.0 inches;
a pair of vertical struts located on the upper rear surface of the base wherein a first vertical strut is located on an outer exterior portion of the first foot alignment strut and a second vertical strut is located on an outer exterior portion of the second foot alignment strut; and
a pair of grips attached to the pair of vertical struts and located at least 15 inches above the base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A static pose fixture for measuring a subject who is an object of a motion capture model, the fixture comprising:
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a base;
at least one marker;
a first vertical strut and a second vertical strut extending upward from the base a distance of at least 66.0 inches;
a first upper arm support and a second upper arm support attached to each of the first and second vertical struts;
a first arm alignment strut attached to and substantially perpendicular to the upper arm support at the right end of the upper arm support, and a second arm alignment strut attached to and substantially perpendicular to the upper arm support at the left end of the upper arm support;
an elongated strut attached to the rear portion of the first and second vertical struts;
and a head and upper back support attached to the elongated strut at a mid-point. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of measuring a subject which is the object of a motion capture model using a static pose fixture comprising:
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attaching at least one body plate to a subject;
optimizing the at least one body plate locations;
positioning the subject in the static pose fixture;
measuring at least two joint segment lengths of the subject;
converting the measurements into a localized coordinate system;
generating a computer model of the subject based on the measurements. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of measuring a subject, who is an object of a motion capture model using a static pose fixture comprising:
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attaching at least one body plate to a subject;
positioning the subject in the static pose fixture;
measuring the subject using a digitizing probe;
marking at least 4 locations on the subject'"'"'s body;
recording the position and orientation of each body segment marked;
converting the measurements into a localized coordinate system;
generating a computer model of the subject based on the measurements.
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