Human Motion Based on Actor Physique Using Motion Capture

by JONG SZE JOON

This research is aimed to study the detail of motion of various subjects with differences in physical attributes. The research outlines how different physique produces different behavioural patterns based upon mass and proportion. This research considers 'motion' to identify the differences in each subject's physical attributes. By sampling various subjects of physical differences, this research concentrates on acquiring various motion parameters based on certain predefined actions and captured data. The experiment utilises Vicon8i(R) Optical Motion Capture system to study the detail of human motion by extracting the subjects' core motions for analysis. In addition, the research also applies motion editing techniques by using Motion Builder(R) to retarget and constrain the captured data. The outcome of the research serves as a guideline to understand the basic flow of motion for looping motions. The research provides basic data sets based on the sampled subject variables to be used as a reference and building block for future research. This research is especially helpful to researchers and students venturing into Mocap for animation.

164 pages, Paperback

First published November 18, 2008