Xsens MVN - Inertial Motion Capture

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Xsens MVN Motion Capture solution consists of inertial sensors attached to the body by a lycra suit (also available in straps). Xsens MVN gives you freedom of movement because MVN uses no cameras. It is a flexible and portable Motion Capture system that can be used indoors and outdoors, not only on-set in the studio but also outside. Xsens MVN requires minimal clean-up of captured data as there is no occlusion or marker swapping. The ease of use and short calibration time allows you to set up the system in less than 15 minutes.

MVN Studio shows a real-time visualization on screen. Xsens MVN produces clean and smooth data that saves up to 80% of post-processing time.

Our Motion Capture solution customers include Sony Pictures Imageworks, Double Negative, Daimler, Electronic Arts, Industrial Light & Magic, Daimler, INAIL, Ossur and others.

"The flexibility and short turnaround times of the MVN system is unparalleled. With the MVN system, Xsens is changing the rules of the motion capture game: we're saving time and money"
Ted Price, CEO of Insomniac Games

Motion Capture (or MoCap)

Motion Capture (or MoCap) is a way to record human movement. The data can be used to animate digital characters in films, games, broadcasted animated stories, ads, serious gaming, virtual environments ea. to get realistic human movement. MoCap can also be used in medical and sports applications to analyze human movement and gait.

Product advantages Xsens inertial motion capture

• Flexibility
  
• Clean and smooth motion capture data
• Real-time motion capture visualization
• Unlimited capture volume
• Quick turnaround times
• Can save up to 80% post-processing time
• Short setup time (15 min.) with the quick setup sheet
• Great ease of use
• On-set and/or outside motion capture
• Can easily be worn under clothing
• Ready-made pipelines for Autodesk MotionBuilder®, 3DSMax®, Maya® and SoftImage LightWaveCompatible with popular motion editors
• Network Streamer compatible with Unity, UDK, CryEngine
  

MVN motion capture suit

• 6DOF tracking of the body
• 17 MTx inertial trackers
• Wireless operation for full freedom of movement
• Comfortable lycra suit with embedded cabling
• Extra prop (eg. Weapon, golfclub, racket) / backup sensor

MVN Straps (optional)

• One size fits all
• Wear over normal clothing
• Hygienic & efficient for Inter-Subject transfer
• Sturdy and lasting design

MVN Studio (software)

• Easily record motion capture data
• Advanced human body model provides output of 23 body segments
• Export to popular motion capture file formats, such as .BVH and .FBX
• Real-time visualization, playback and editing of motion capture data
• Intuitive editing interface
• Plug-in for seamless real-time integration with:
• Autodesk MotionBuilder®
• Siemens Jack adn Process Simulate Human
• Catia^TM v5, Delmia^TM V5 and 3DVIA Virtools
  
• Plug-in for time synchronization and remote control (optional)

Fidelity and Immunity

• Highly accurate MEMS inertial sensors deliver incredibly smooth data
• Use under any lighting condition inside or outside
• Low sensitivity to EM-fields (Electromagnetic-fields)

Applications for the Xsens MVN MoCap system

• 3D character animation
• Previs of film, game and advertising)
• Game Development; in-game and cinematics
• Film and VFX: on-set, stunts
• TV & Advertising
• Live entertainment; concerts and road shows
• Training and simulation

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Customer Cases and Whitepapers 'Paul' the movie For the feature film ‘Paul’, the Xsens MVN motion capture solution was used by special effects company Double Negative and actor Seth Rogen. > Customer case The Third Floor: Previzualization The Third Floor combines MVN, Xsens’ inertial motion capture solution, with camera tracking technology to create real-time computer-generated scenes > Customer case The New Art of Virtual Moviemaking Xsens has contributed to the whitepaper ‘The New Art of Moviemaking’ published by Autodesk. A whitepaper about previs en virtual moviemaking > Customer case Sony Computer Entertainment game: Killzone 2 Guerrilla Games has integrated Xsens MVN into their pipeline for the development of Killzone 2 because of its flexibility and quick turnaround time > Customer case Stars on Ice animation Xsens MVN is used to capture the motions of a professional figure skater at the ice rink to create an animated billboard for the Swedish show 'stars on ice' > Customer case > More Customer cases White papers
Xsens MVN: Full 6DOF Human Motion Tracking Using Miniature Inertial Sensors XSENS TECHNOLOGIES B.V., 2009 Daniel Roetenberg, Henk Luinge and Per Slycke
Fusion motion capture: a prototype system using inertial measurement units and GPS for the biomechanical analysis of ski racing SPORTS TECHNOLOGY 2008, NO. 1, PAGES 17–28 Matthew Brodie, Alan Walmsley and Wyatt Page
I3VR technology, intuitive interactive immersive virtual reality FACTORS & PARIS DESCARTES UNIVERSITY, UPRES ERGONOMICS, 2006 N.J. Delleman, E. den Dekker, T.K. Tan, PRESENTED AT IEA 2006, TNO HUMAN > Introduction about the beginning of motion capture technology > Request more information > Request a quote

Related Xsens Products

MVN Motion Builder live plug-in

MVN Studio has a plug-in for easy and real-time integration with MotionBuilder. The plug-in is optional to purchase.

The 'network streamer' feature inside MVN Studio allows you to stream motion capture data to Motionbuilder. Real-time pre-visualization will be available in a simple point-and-click environment. The plug-in also enables skeletal data to be transferred from multiple characters and layered in real-time via a live remote control interface to essentially use MotionBuilder as an animation-recording tool.

Autodesk MotionBuilder is a software program optimized for 3D animation and motion capture, which will allow true cinematic workflows. It supports the widest number of devices for input, including MVN. The logical ease of use and power of MotionBuilder is legendary, making nearly any adjustments to live capture or 3D animation possible. Since 3D animation and motion capture is all MotionBuilder does, it offers real-time mesh deformation with textures, lighting and effects from your motion capture data or live input.

The MotionBuilder native Autodesk FBX® file format allows you to easily transfer assets to and from Autodesk® 3ds Max® and Autodesk® Maya® software products, and any other content creation package that supports FBX—making it a complementary package that can enhance any new or existing production pipeline.

MVN Maya Live plug-in 2013

MVN Studio has a plug-in for easy and real-time integration with Autodesk Maya 2013.

The 'network streamer' feature inside MVN Studio allows you to stream motion capture data to Maya 2013. Real-time pre-visualization will be available in a simple point-and-click environment. The plug-in also enables skeletal data to be transferred from multiple characters and layered in real-time via a live remote control interface to essentially use Maya as an animation-recording tool.

MVN Unity Plug-in

MVN Studio has a real-time character plug-in for the Unity 3D game engine (version 4.x).

The Xsens MVN Unity plug-in gives Unity developers access to MVN motion capture data allowing artists and developers to easily view live motions in real-time on character. The plug-in supports scaled skeleton data for multiple characters using the intuitive Unity interface.

Live demonstration of the Unity plug-in:

In addition to the real-time plug-in, Xsens offers a file based approach using the FBX format to import MVN motion capture data into Mecanim, Unity’s powerful and flexible animation system.

MVN SDK

The MVN Software Development Kit is optional. It gives the user advanced software functionalities.

Functionality

• Easy integration with custom application software
• Provides real-time orientation and position data of body segments using dynamic link library (C interface)
• Provides interfaces to calibration routines and character definition routines
• Handles pre-recorded MVN files for post-processing
• MVN Fusion Engine handles 3D position aiding input, in real-time

Direct, real-time interface with one or more MVN systems: