Vicon Capture.U vs BiomechTools

Welcome to Vicon Capture.U. Working seamlessly with Vicon Blue Trident sensors, Capture.U offers real-time data overlaid on video, enabling you to analyze movement in any environment. Capture.U provides you with four options for collecting and analyzing raw data in the field: - To Sensor: Capture data to sensor on-board memory (up to 20 sensors, unlimited range). - To Device: Capture data to an iOS device (up to 14 sensors, depending on iOS device). - Real-Time Insight: Stream real-time data to an iOS device, with video overlay (2 sensors). - AR Visualization: Taking advantage of Apple’s ARKit , stream real-time IMU or joint data with video and skeletal (2D/3D) overlay (2 sensors). Using these collection options, Capture.U lets you view graphical and statistics information in real time, and save video or export data as CSV or PDF files, for further analysis. For a clinically validated biomechanical model, we recommend that you use an alternative motion capture method, such as a Vicon motion capture system with Nexus software. Compatibility: The Vicon Capture.U app is free to download and captures IMU data using Vicon Blue Trident sensors. It is compatible with only Vicon Blue Trident IMU sensors running firmware 10 and later. To use the latest version of Capture.U, the iOS device must run iOS 14 or later. To access AR Visualization, it must also have Bluetooth 5 capability with the bionic chip A12 and above.

BiomechTools is making it easier to get to grips with biomechanics. The app automatically tracks a human movement, and so removes the need for hours of mindless manual digitising. It’s also all live, what you see on the screen is what’s recorded. Use the capture menu to choose which side of the body to record (whole body, or just left or right side). And, specify the name of the output file, which is really useful for adding trial numbers etc. Sample frequency will vary with the power of your device. It will aim to collect data at 30 samples per second though this will be less with older devices. The approximate rate is displayed on the capture menu and a time column is added to the exported data. Note! We don’t suggest using a device any older than an iPhone 8. Following capture, you will be given the option to export the .csv data file to all of the usual places. Any points that go out of view are replaced with NaN’s (not a number). At the moment it is not possible to export the video data so we recommend doing a screen record if this is useful. See www.biomechtools.co.uk for help with processing your data, e.g. calculating centre of mass, interpolation, velocities and accelerations, and much more!