General News

Xsens releases new Development Kit for wireless orientation tracking

Wednesday, 15 May 2013

Enschede, the Netherlands – May 15, 2013 - Xsens, the leading innovator in 3D motion tracking technology and products, releases a new development kit specifically for system integrators with a need for wireless orientation tracking. “The MTw is highly suitable in markets which require wireless communication, like training & simulation, pedestrian navigation, test... >> Full Story

New paper: Motion analysis assessment of alterations in the scapulo-humeral rhythm after throwing in baseball pitchers

Friday, 26 April 2013

Throwing a baseball requires a coordinated sequence of scapula and humerus movements also called scapulo-humeral rhythm (SHR). Fatigue associated with repetitive throwing can lead to scapular dyskinesia, a recognized cause of shoulder disability in pitchers and overhead athletes. A research paper, found on the Xsens research page presents the Xsens Xbus Kit, which can... >> Full Story

Xsens UK User Meeting at the University of Central Lancashire

Wednesday, 24 April 2013

On the 19th of April 2013, Xsens organized the Xsens UK User Meeting at the University of Central Lancashire, Department of Allied Health in Preston. Professionals from different instituties in the UK (University College London, English Institute of Sport, Liverpool John Moores University and more) joined this event. The goal of this meeting was to inform the... >> Full Story

Xsens releases new real-time character plug-in for Unity

Wednesday, 10 April 2013

Bring your Unity character to live in real-time with Xsens MVNEnschede, the Netherlands – April 11th 2013 - Xsens, the creator of Xsens MVN, the leading inertial motion capture solution for the film and game industry, releases a new real-time character plug-in to give Unity developers easy access to MVN motion capture data. The plug-in allows artists and developers to... >> Full Story

MeasuRun - real time measurement of kinematic parameters

Tuesday, 02 April 2013

During the 2013 Enschede Marathon the wireless inertial sensor MTw, developed by Xsens, will be used for the first time in the sport specific situation. The project (MeasuRun), by Roessingh Research and Development, investigates the effects of fatigue on the individual running technique. Fatigue plays an important role in the development of injuries as it disturbs the... >> Full Story

Xsens showcases next generation Xsens MTi technology

Wednesday, 27 March 2013

Enschede, the Netherlands – March 27th 2013 - Xsens, the leading innovator in 3D motion tracking technology and products, will show the entire range of its next generation MTi® technology for the first time at Ocean Business in Southampton. Xsens recently finalized its new product portfolio with a high-performance Inertial Navigation System (GPS/INS), the MTi-G-700.... >> Full Story

1st Xsens UK User Meeting

Wednesday, 27 March 2013

Xsens is pleased to invite our users in the United Kingdom to the 1st Xsens UK User Meeting for Movement Science! The meeting will take place in Preston, UK on the 19th of April 2013. The Xsens User Meeting will be hosted by Dr. Richards at the Department of Allied Health Professions at the University of Central Lancashire. The goal of this meeting is to have a mix of... >> Full Story

Workshop on measurement of shoulder and elbow kinematics

Monday, 25 March 2013

Mr. Andrea Giovanni Cutti, responsible for the Motion Analysis Laboratory at the INAIL Prostheses Centre (Budrio, Italy) and one of the most experts user of Xsens technology, will be giving an important workshop regarding the measurement of the shoulder and elbow kinematics at the 1st EMG SIAMOC Course on Upper Extremities. The course is organized by the Italian Society... >> Full Story

Validation and application of a shoulder ambulatory motion analysis protocol

Monday, 11 March 2013

Ilaria Parel, PhD candidate from University of Trieste has now completed a long road throughout the use of Xsens inertial sensors in applied research in clinics. Her PhD thesis “Validation and application of a shoulder ambulatory motion analysis protocol” contains her full experience collected at the INAIL Prosthetic Centre in Italy. The goal of her PhD was to... >> Full Story

The top 10 cited papers in biomedical engineering

Monday, 11 March 2013

The former editor of Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, Jos Spaan, recently published a paper referencing the top 10 cited papers within the periods 2008–2009 and 2010–2011 [1]. It is interesting to note that five of these papers from the list describe ambulatory human motion tracking [2-6]. Specifically, four of them are related to work of former... >> Full Story

Xsens welcomes the English Institute of Sport (EIS) as new customer

Wednesday, 27 February 2013

The English Institute of Sport (EIS), established in May 2002, is an organization which provides sport science and medical support services to elite athletes through a nationwide network of expertise and facilities. The main goal of the EIS is to support Olympic and Paralympic summer and winter sports. MVN BIOMECH allows the EIS to analyze the performance of athletes at... >> Full Story

Xsens at Mobile World Congress 2013

Friday, 22 February 2013

Xsens will showcase its wearable 3D body motion tracking solution with live demonstrations at the Mobile World Congress, February 25-28 in Barcelona, Spain. The demonstrations will take place at the STMicroelectronics booth (Hall 7 Stand 7E110). We will demonstrate the wearable motion tracking technology that is open for licensing: If you would like to meet Xsens... >> Full Story

Exploring the secrets of the Great Pyramid of Giza

Tuesday, 29 January 2013

Within the Great Pyramid of Giza are three main chambers: the King’s Chamber, the Queens Chamber and the Grand Gallery. The King’s Chamber has two shafts (about 20cmx20cm) which connect the chamber to the outside world. The Queens Chamber has two similar shafts, but strangely, these shafts do not directly connect to the outside. Within the shafts there are doors (or... >> Full Story

University of Porto opens new biomechanics lab

Thursday, 10 January 2013

The new Porto Biomechanics Laboratory “LABIOMEP” at the University of Porto recently chose MVN BIOMECH as an important tool for their daily research activities. Xsens was invited as a special guest presenter to the opening ceremony of “LABIOMEP” which took place from 5 – 7 December 2012. "MVN BIOMECH was chosen as the 3D full-body human motion inertial... >> Full Story

Demonstration of world’s first wearable 3D body motion tracking system based on consumer grade MEMS sensors at International CES

Friday, 21 December 2012

Xsens Offers Wearable 3D Body Motion Tracking IP License Enschede, the Netherlands – December 20th 2012 - Xsens, the leading innovator in 3D motion tracking technology and products, will demonstrate the world’s first wearable 3D body motion tracking system based on consumer grade MEMS combo sensors at the 2013 International CES in Las Vegas, USA. As part of a... >> Full Story

Xsens at opening YouTube Space Los Angeles

Thursday, 13 December 2012

On November 28, 2012 YouTube (owned by Google) had a grand opening gala for their new Los Angeles “You Tube Space LA” facility. At the opening event, there were over 500 guests from the entertainment and digital media industries in attendance and Xsens Inc. was on hand as a technology partner showing off the same 3D inertial motion capture technology... >> Full Story

Xsens welcomes FIAT as new customer

Thursday, 13 December 2012

Xsens is very pleased to welcome FIAT amongst their MVN BIOMECH customers. FIAT will be using the MVN BIOMECH 3D full-body human motion measurement system together with Siemens Jack for ergonomics design of their production processes. Welcoming FIAT confirms that MVN BIOMECH is the perfect fit for ergonomic design of products and production lines. FIAT is now amongst a... >> Full Story

Autodesk User Group

Thursday, 08 November 2012

Thursday October 25th Xsens joined forces with The Third Floor presenting ‘Real-Time Scene Design’ at the Autodesk User Group at the Gnomon School. In an action packed scene inside Autodesk MotionBuilder where helicopters were shot down, things exploded, monsters attacked, a talent in an Xsens MVN suit was acting out a robot in the scene. All this was done in... >> Full Story

Xsens and STMicroelectronics Demonstrate Wearable Wireless 3D Body Motion Tracking

Thursday, 08 November 2012

Enschede, the Netherlands, and Geneva, Switzerland, November 8, 2012 - Xsens, the leading innovator in 3D motion tracking technology and products, and STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and the world’s top manufacturer of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS)1, are... >> Full Story

Xsens makes demonstrators for gait and shoulder analysis based on wireless motion trackers available

Wednesday, 07 November 2012

Protocols developed and validated by INAIL; Ottobock amongst first users ENSCHEDE, The Netherlands, - 7 November 2012 - Xsens, the leading innovator in 3D motion tracking, today announced the release of two demonstrators for gait and shoulder analysis based on data measured by Xsens’ completely wireless motion trackers (MTw). “We supply top of the range... >> Full Story

Tips & Tricks

Wednesday, 24 October 2012

Multiple destination addresses If you want to stream Xsens MVN data to two separate programs on the same machine (e.g. MotionBuilder and Maya), you can do so by adding multiple "Destination addresses" in MVN Studio: Options -> Preferences -> Network streamer -> Destination addresses Instead of localhost, use the IP address 127.0.0.1 followed by the desired... >> Full Story

Tips & Tricks

Tuesday, 23 October 2012

A valid registration key for the MT SDK consists of 4x5 digits (e.g. 7EFC2-CC915-5FCB7-CDEF9). In some cases Windows will not accept a valid registration key. To solve this, start by right-clicking the installer and select 'Run as administrator'. When you start MT Manager for the first time, you may be asked for the registration key again. In that case please close the... >> Full Story

Prediction bands of scapula kinematics based on ISEO protocol and Xsens IMU

Monday, 22 October 2012

Bootstrap technique was for the first time applied for the creation of prediction bands aiming at generating reference data for status classification of patients with shoulder pathologies. The work was based on a campaign of measurements applying ISEO protocol created at INAIL Prostheses Centre for the analysis of scapula kinematics based on inertial sensors from... >> Full Story

Motion Technologies demonstrates at Asian Film Market

Thursday, 18 October 2012

Korean distributor Motion Technologies did live demonstrations at the Asian Film Market exhibit in the BEXCO convention center, October 8-11 2012.Motion Technologies showed live streaming of the Xsens MVN system in combination with a green screen and previs. The show was a great succes, not only because many visitors showed interest in the system, but also three major... >> Full Story

End of Year Offer for Movement Science

Tuesday, 16 October 2012

Xsens has attractive end of the year offers for its Movement Science products. For example:Order your MTw Development Kit with 6 or more MTw’s now and get 1 MTw for free!Typical configuration:MTw Development Kit- 6 x MTw- Awinda Station- Awinda dongle- Set of click-in straps- Software Development Kit- Suitcase- 1 x MTw... >> Full Story

Professor Van der Helm receives Simon Stevin Meester award

Monday, 15 October 2012

At the yearly STW Congress, October 11th 2012, Prof. Frans van der Helm of the University of Delft received the Simon Stevin Meester Award. During his award speech Prof. Frans van der Helm wore a combination of the Xsens MVN system, to register full body movement in 3D, together with a perspiration monitor, a heart rate monitor, EMG and an eye-tracker. This entire set up... >> Full Story

Job Elders joins Xsens

Tuesday, 09 October 2012

Xsens adds leadership as it expands into consumer electronics software business; Elders made significant equity investment in Xsens ENSCHEDE, THE NETHERLANDS – 4 October 2012 - Xsens, the leading innovator in 3D motion tracking technology and products, has appointed Job Elders as Senior VP Strategic Alliances. Elders joins Xsens as the company expands its... >> Full Story

Xsens listed in MTR 100 of 2012

Wednesday, 03 October 2012

For the fourth time in a row, Xsens has been listed in the Marine Technology Reporter 100, a list of 100 diverse companies serving the offshore survey market. In the overview, Xsens’ new 4th generation Motion Trackers received much attention. The MTR 100 is a list with all kinds of companies in the vertical value chain of offshore survey. It includes suppliers of... >> Full Story

Advanced course on sensor fusion by University of Twente, Linköping University and Xsens

Monday, 24 September 2012

Professor Fredrik Gustafsson, of the University of Twente MIRA research institute and Linköping University and Dr. Daniel Roetenberg from Xsens will offer an advanced course on sensor fusion for tracking application within the DISC research institute and graduate school. Sensor fusion deals with merging information from two or more sensors, such as inertial sensors... >> Full Story

Xsens and Autodesk at SIGGRAPH 2012

Wednesday, 12 September 2012

At SIGGRAPH 2012 we partnered with industry leaders Autodesk and The Third Floor. Part of the partnership was a live demo at the Autodesk booth. Xsens and The Third Floor demonstrated the live Maya plug-in for the first time. This plug-in can stream (live) motion capture data into Autodesk Maya.Real-Time Scene Design with The Third FloorOver the past several years... >> Full Story

3D measurement of scapula kinematics using MTw Development Kit at ESMAC conference

Tuesday, 11 September 2012

Josien van der Noort, PhD at VU Medisch Centrum in Amsterdam will be presenting a reliability study on the ISEO protocol, implemented using the Software Development Kit of the wireless MTw motion trackers. This pilot study explores the use of such research for future clinical assessment of Scapular Dyskinesis. The oral presentation O49 will be held at ESMAC on Friday... >> Full Story

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Tuesday, 28 August 2012

The official Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Trailer has been released. Counter Strike is a very successful tactical first-person shooter game made by Valve. Xsens MVN has been used extensively, as you can see In the “making of” video, which shows a lot of Xsens MVN motion capture footage. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Making of the... >> Full Story

Xsens technology used on Formula-1 pit stop mechanists is presented at ISG workshop

Tuesday, 14 August 2012

Xsens motion trackers have been used with a new application to analyse the upper limb movement of Formula 1 mechanists at the pit-stop. This work was carried out in a collaboration involving The University of Trieste and INAIL Prostheses Centre, in Italy. The work entitled “A pilot study about the upper limb kinematics of a pit crew of a F1 Racing Team during the pit... >> Full Story

Real-time Xsens MVN in Autodesk Maya 2013 significantly speeds up animation productions

Thursday, 09 August 2012

Xsens releases MVN Live Plug-in for Maya 2013 to enable animators to create and retarget animations in real-time.ENSCHEDE, NETHERLANDS/CULVER CITY, CA, USA – August 9th, 2012 – Xsens, the creator of Xsens MVN, the leading inertial motion capture solution for the film and game industry, today announced the release of the MVN Live Plug-in for Maya 2013.The new MVN Live... >> Full Story

Xsens sets new standard for industrial grade MEMS motion trackers

Thursday, 02 August 2012

ENSCHEDE, NETHERLANDS/CULVER CITY, CA, USA – 2 August 2012 - Xsens, the leading innovator in 3D motion tracking technology and products, has launched a new MTi® product portfolio for industrial applications such as antenna/camera stabilization and unmanned system control. With the introduction of the 4th generation high-performance product line, MEMS based motion... >> Full Story

Xsens will be presenting at the MHE workshop 2012

Wednesday, 01 August 2012

The OPTEC Workshop on Moving Horizon Estimation and System Identification 2012 will be featuring Xsens. Jeroen Hol will present “Estimating human motion using inertial sensors” during this two day workshop which brings together researchers from the fields of optimization based estimation and system identification. The workshop will take place the K.U. Leuven, Belgium... >> Full Story

MVN Studio 3.4 now available

Wednesday, 25 July 2012

MVN Studio 3.4 has been released in July 2012. It contains many new added features, including: MVN with Easy Sync; MVN with direct streaming to Siemens PLM software, a completely new MVN Maya plugin and MVN now supports MotionBuilder 2012 and 2013. See the MVN Studio productpage for details. >> Full Story

New vacancy in the Entertainment team

Tuesday, 24 July 2012

We have a new vacancy in the Entertainment team: Business Developer EntertainmentAs Business Developer you are responsible for the international sales of Xsens’ motion capture products (MVN and MotionGrid) to users in game development, film, TV, advertising and live entertainment.> Business Developer Entertainment >> Full Story

Xsens MVN used in comedy TED

Thursday, 05 July 2012

For the comedy "TED", Seth MacFarlane was not only directing this movie, he was also the actor and the voice of the fluffy bear 'TED'.To give TED the lifelike movements of MacFalane, they suit up Seth in an Xsens MVN suit. They choose the straps so Seth could easily combine acting and directing at the same time.In this our new customer case you can read and see more about... >> Full Story

Xsens featured at TEDxBinnenhof Catwalk for Innovation

Tuesday, 26 June 2012

Xsens was featured in the introduction movie shown at TEDxBinnenhof Catwalk for Innovation. In the video you can see innovative Dutch ideas that will inspire to solve some of society’s problems.> Watch the video >> Full Story

Amarcon sells OCTOPUS for Subsea 7 vessel

Wednesday, 30 May 2012

The seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services contractor to the offshore energy industry Subsea 7 has ordered the OCTOPUS suite of products for the recently delivered Pipelay/Heavy Lift vessel Seven Borealis. This latest addition to the Subsea 7 fleet is a state-of-the-art vessel that shall be involved in ultra-deep and deepwater projects in the world’s... >> Full Story

Healthcare Applications Based on MEMS Technology

Tuesday, 29 May 2012

Pietro Garofalo, Business Developer in Healthcare Applications at Xsens has recently published an article entirely dedicated to the application of MEMS technology in the Healthcare Market. Pietro explains the logic behind it: "The core business of Xsens is directly linked with our capability of introducing MEMS technology in the market with different levels of complexity.... >> Full Story

Xsens welcomes new industrial partners for Russia and Turkey

Tuesday, 29 May 2012

Radiant Electronic ComponentsFounded in 1992, Radiant-Elcom focuses on supplying a wide range of high-quality electronic components of well-known companies from Europe and the US. According to Europartner Agency, Radiant-Elcom is among the ten biggest distributors of electronic components in Russia. With representing Xsens in the Russian market, Radiant-Elcom has made its... >> Full Story

Xsens MVN motion capture for ´The Avengers´

Tuesday, 15 May 2012

For motion capture, The Third Floor uses Xsens MVN, a self-contained camera-less system that uses inertial sensors and a biometric model that keeps the data humanly possible. “The great thing is that we can do mocap on the fly,” Markel says. “We put stunt guys in the suits — our own artists get in them. We use it quite heavily on all our shows to create a higher... >> Full Story

Amarcon sells Xsens MTi’s for giant crane vessel

Thursday, 10 May 2012

Smit Marine Projects B.V. ordered Amarcon’s OCTOPUS-Onboard for the Taklift 7. The relation between Amarcon and Smit goes back for some years now. In 2010 OCTOPUS-Onboard was already installed on the Taklift 4 after a lease period of several weeks. Amarcon’s OCTOPUS systems use Xsens’ MTi’s for some years already and have been delivered to most of the heavy marine... >> Full Story

3D Mocap mapping

Tuesday, 27 March 2012

NuFormer, Motek Entertainment and Creative Technology Holland joined forces to make a live 3D Mocap Mapping production. In Zierikzee they showed their spectacular production live to the public.3D mocap mapping is combination of 3D video mapping projection and live motion capture. This new mix allows for engaging interaction between the audience and a 3D character... >> Full Story

New distributor certificates 2012

Monday, 19 March 2012

The Xsens distributors are valued partners of Xsens and each year we present to them the new partner certificate. This year Thomas van Els, Iwan Kokhuis and Erik Wilbrink went on a trip to Asia to present some of our distributors the new 2012 certificate.Zero C Seven - JapanOne Measurement Group - ChinaBeijing StarNeto - ChinaShanghai Lamshine - ChinaCadence... >> Full Story

MVN BIOMECH real-time into Delmia

Monday, 19 March 2012

Xsens did a live demonstration at the Symposium Virtuelle Simulation 2012 in Heidelberg.In the video you can see Giovanni grab a vitual object in a virtual 3D invirenment in Delmia. He is wearing the MVN BIOMECH system and by using Haption's middleware the data can be streamed real-time into Delmia.> Watch the demonstration >> Full Story

New Xsens MVN show reel online

Wednesday, 14 March 2012

We have been working on the new 2012 show reel for the Xsens MVN motion capture system. This year we included new footage from X-Men First Class, Resistance 3, FreeStyle 2, Paul and Skrillex.> See the show reel on youtube >> Full Story

Xsens and University of Twente establish Biomedical Sensor Fusion Chair

Wednesday, 14 March 2012

ENSCHEDE, The Netherlands, - March 14th 2012 - Xsens Technologies B.V., leader in 3D motion tracking innovation, and the University of Twente MIRA research institute announce the founding of a Chair focused on Biomedical Sensor Fusion. Royal Swedish Academy of Science award winner and authority on stochastic signal processing Professor Fredrik Gustafsson has been... >> Full Story

Xsens releases MVN Studio 3.3

Monday, 12 March 2012

MVN Studio 3.3 release We are pleased to announce that an update for MVN Studio 3.3 will be available as of today. The 3.3 release contains an important performance update next to new features. A new version of MVN Studio has been released. This update is free for all our customers with an active Support & Maintenance contract. This new version includes: Improved... >> Full Story

Xsens opens up sensor fusion software portfolio for motion sensing in mobile devices

Friday, 24 February 2012

ENSCHEDE, The Netherlands, - February 24th 2012 - Xsens, the leading innovator in 3D motion tracking technology and products, introduces a suite of sensor fusion software for smartphones, media tablets and other mobile devices. Leveraging over a decade of patented software innovation used every day by thousands of users in the professional domain, Xsens is now offering... >> Full Story

Xsens and Haption partnership now facilitates MVN BIOMECH data into Dassault ergonomics software packages

Tuesday, 21 February 2012

Xsens and Haption have partnered to provide users of Dassault software with the possibility of using highly accurate Xsens MVN BIOMECH data in real-time to Catia™ V5, Delmia™ V5, and 3DVIA Virtools. This has been made possible using IPSI Interactive Physics simulation from Haption. Using MVN BIOMECH with Haption’s IPSI, it is possible to analyse real data in a car... >> Full Story

New Skrillex footage

Monday, 13 February 2012

Xsens congratulates Skrillex on taking home 3 Grammys this year:Best Dance/Electronica AlbumBest Dance RecordingBest Remixed Recording, Non-ClassicalSkrillex also released new footage that features the Xsens MVN suit.In his latest video clip "Breakn' a Sweat" ft. Members of The Doors you can see Skrillex in the Xsens suit in his "Cell" when he is live on stage. They also... >> Full Story

MEMS in Sports

Monday, 13 February 2012

In this blog post Karen Lightman, Managing Director at MEMS Industry Group talks about the MEMS in Sports panel at the Sensors in Design summit in March. Xsens' CTO Per Slycke will be panelist at this MEMS in Sports panel.Karen Lightman about Xsens:"Xsens, a company that integrates MEMS into motion-tracking devices for numerous markets, including sports, will round out... >> Full Story

Customer movie: Sunderland University

Thursday, 02 February 2012

Sunderland University recently bought the MVN BIOMECH ambulatory motion analysis system. The system is used for studies in Sport and Exercise Sciences. To promote the University, a small movie was made including footage of the MVN BIOMECH system.> Watch the movie >> Full Story

Synchronizing Xsens MTw with Delsys Trigno EMG

Wednesday, 01 February 2012

We added another easy synchronisation of Xsens MTw with third party systems. This time with the wireless EMG system Trigno, from Delsys. The steps describe how to configure the Xsens Awinda Station to send an output trigger signal (Sync Out) to the Delsys Trigno EMG system, and how to configure the Station to receive an input trigger signal (Sync Out) from the EMG... >> Full Story

Ohio University wins ION autonomous snowplow competition

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

At the second annual ION autonomous snowplow competition, the Ohio University has succeeded again in taking home the first prize. Xsens would like to congratulate the team with this accomplishment. The Institute of Navigation, of which Xsens is a corporate member, held this contest during the Winter Carnival in St. Paul, Minnesota. The Avionics Engineering Center (AEC)... >> Full Story

Xsens motion capture data in Siemens PLM Software Jack

Wednesday, 18 January 2012

ENSCHEDE, The Netherlands, - January 18th 2012 - Xsens, the leader in professional 3D tracking systems, today announced that it has joined the Siemens Solution Partner Program to provide its motion capture solution for the Jack™ software ergonomics package, a part of the Tecnomatix® software family of digital manufacturing solutions.Xsens, the world market leader in... >> Full Story

Research paper about how Xsens products can help first responders

Monday, 16 January 2012

Technical support for first responders, who have to explore hazardous environments to locate and rescue victims and thereby avoiding dangerous areas, has recently gained a substantial interest in the research community. In his thesis "Mapping, State Estimation, and Navigation for Quadrotors and Human-Worn Sensor Systems", long time friend and partner of Xsens, Slawomir... >> Full Story

Autodesk 3December Asia a big success!

Friday, 23 December 2011

Autodesk 3December is the annual worldwide celebration of 3d computer graphics and the artists who create them.Autdesk and Xsens have been working closely together on the 3December event in Asia. Xsens' distributor ZeroCseven was gold sponsor for the event. In addition, Chris Edwards from The Third Floor gave a tech talk about previs and the use of Xsens MVN in the... >> Full Story

New office for Xsens North America Inc.

Thursday, 22 December 2011

Xsens, leading developer and global supplier of 3D motion tracking products, has grown globally over the last 12 years. To support the further expansion in the Americas, Xsens North America Inc. will move to Culver City, Los Angeles as of December 28th 2011. Contact details for Xsens North America Inc. as of December 28th 2011: Xsens North America Inc.10557 Jefferson... >> Full Story

Autodesk and Xsens flashmob

Tuesday, 20 December 2011

During SIGGRAPH Asia 2011 Autodesk and Xsens organized a flashmob on the exhibit floor. The aisles were filled with dancers and you could see a digital flashmob with real-time motion captured characters on the screens.Click the image to see the flashmob: >> Full Story

University of Sunderland happy with new research possibilities due to MVN BIOMECH

Monday, 12 December 2011

"An innovative body suit which is proving to be an invaluable tool for movie makers and the military is now helping North East researchers develop improvements in a wide range of sporting activities and healthcare.Dr Bob Hogg, Senior Lecturer in Sports Technology, said: “The suit allows us to take 3D motion capture out of the lab and into the real world."> Read about... >> Full Story

Xsens MTw synchronisation with Cometa Wave EMG

Thursday, 08 December 2011

Another example of easy synchronisation of Xsens MTw with third party systems has been added to the synchronisation section of the MTw product page. This time with the wireless EMG system WAVE, from Cometa Systems. Using a few simple steps in the synchronisation tool of MT Manager, and Cometa Wave Software it is possible to trigger and be triggered to start and stop... >> Full Story

Previs returns creativity to the core of filmmaking

Thursday, 08 December 2011

ENSCHEDE, The Netherlands, - December 8th 2011 - Animators at the Previs Department of 20th Century Fox use Xsens’ MVN Motion Capture system to significantly speed up movie productions. Previs (short for previsualization) allows major time and cost savings in the technical process, putting creativity back at the heart of filmmaking. The process of realizing the... >> Full Story

Xsens MTw synchronisation with Vicon

Wednesday, 07 December 2011

Did you know that using the Awinda station (and some soldering skills) it is possible to synchronise the MTw system with optical systems, including Vicon. We adjusted a standard SVGA to 5x BNC cable, removed the SVGA and replaced it with a 15-pin SUB-D. Using Vicon MX User Manual, pin definitions were put in place. Using a few simple steps in the Synchronisation tool of... >> Full Story

New customer case online

Thursday, 01 December 2011

The innovative SkySails Propulsion System uses wind energy to reduce fuel costs and emission levels. Wind is the cheapest, most powerful and greenest source of energy on the high seas. SkySails’ Propulsion Systems are installed on cargo vessels, fishing trawlers and leisure yachts and make use of the vast potential of these high-altitude winds. With this modern... >> Full Story

New customer case online

Wednesday, 30 November 2011

Kevin Grow, Cinematics Director at Insomniac Games, talks about the animation pipeline for Resistance 3: "The use of motion capture in our animation pipeline became a necessity during Resistance 2, so when we were in preproduction on Resistance 3 one of the first things we explored was a motion capture solution that we could have onsite to get animation into our game... >> Full Story

Xsens is participating in SmartBot project

Friday, 25 November 2011

SmartBot is a cross-border collaboration between 24 different partners from Germany and the Netherlands. The aim is to develop multi sensor robot platforms for maritime, agricultural and industry applications. Xsens will participate in two of the three the sub projects. The subproject Roboship is about an autonomous intelligent robot for the inspection and repair of... >> Full Story

Xsens participating in INTERACTION project

Thursday, 24 November 2011

On the 21st of November, the kick-off meeting of the INTERACTION project took place at the University of Twente. Xsens is participating in this EU project (7th framework programme), which aims at developing an unobtrusive and modular system for monitoring daily life activities and upper and lower extremity motor function in stroke. The INTERACTION project lasts three... >> Full Story

Xsens sponsors Autodesk 3December event

Tuesday, 22 November 2011

Xsens is sponsoring this years Autodesk 3December® event.Autodesk's annual worldwide celebration of 3D computer graphics and the artists who create them. On its 13th anniversary, 3December aims to unite thousands of artists at live venues and through 3December Online.Xsens MVN Autodesk productsXsens MVN gives you a native Autodesk FBX® file format that allows you to... >> Full Story

Free Style 2 Street Basketball movie

Friday, 18 November 2011

Our South Korean distributor Motion Technologies and JCE created an animated movie for the game Free Style 2 Street Basketball. For the animations of the basketball players they used the Xsens MVN motion capture system.In the 'behind the scenes' movie you can see the basketball player doing a free style basketball move in the Xsens MVN suit.Click the pictures on the right... >> Full Story

New Software Release MTw

Tuesday, 15 November 2011

Xsens is happy to announce the latest release of MT SDK 3.8 for MTw. This latest release is no longer a Beta version, meaning that it is more stable and robust than ever.In addition to this, a beta version of Linux has been added and new stand by and wake up method have been implemented. Now it is possible to wake the MTw up from stand - by simply turning... >> Full Story

All research and scientific papers now online

Thursday, 27 October 2011

With more than 10 years of experience, Xsens motion trackers have been used in real-life situations, controlling unmanned vehicles, in movie and game making as well as in important biomechanics research. Xsens now introduces the new research page on the Xsens website. Here you will find a collection of scientific articles, published in peer-reviewed journal articles... >> Full Story

Robots brought to life by Xsens

Thursday, 20 October 2011

- Xsens Press Release - ENSCHEDE, The Netherlands, — October 18th, 2011 — The latest Vestel commercial features an army of robots swiftly dealing with a pirate attack on an ocean-going ship. The lifelike movements of the robotic heroes were made possible by Xsens MVN motion capture technology. Saatchi & Saatchi, a global creative communications company, in... >> Full Story

First ever live animated DJ-performance by Skrillex

Monday, 17 October 2011

- Xsens Press Release -ENSCHEDE, The Netherlands, — October 17th 2011 — Skrillex is the first DJ to perform real-time human-driven animation on stage. Xsens motion capture technology is adding an exciting new dimension to live performances. During his captivating show, American DJ and electronic music producer Skrillex is wearing an Xsens MVN motion capture suit.... >> Full Story

Xsens MVN for advertising

Monday, 10 October 2011

Recently two amazing commercials have been released. One for Vestel, one of Turkey’s largest home and professional appliances manufacturing companies and one for Coca Cola's Powerade. Both commercials were created using Xsens MVN for the motion capture and animations.VestelThe Xsens MVN system is a flexible system that can be used at every location. The Vestel... >> Full Story

Xsens MVN used for Resistance 3

Wednesday, 28 September 2011

The Xsens MVN motion capture suit was used for previs in Resistance 3.In the movie (click on the picture) you can see how Insomniac Games used the Xsens MVN system in their production process.For more customer examples, go to the Xsens MVN Customer Examples page. Download movie | Movie download site >> Full Story

Live Kong Fu motion capture performance

Tuesday, 27 September 2011

See a live performance of a Kung Fu artists in the Xsens MVN motion capture suit at the Asia Online Game Awards. The Kong Fu movements are shown live on the screen behind him.The live performance was created by our Xsens partner Jadason. >> Full Story

For the third time in a row, Xsens named in the Marine Technology Reporter 100 (MTR 100)

Tuesday, 13 September 2011

For the third time in a row, Xsens has been named in the Marine Technology Reporter 100 (MTR 100), a list with the 100 leading companies serving the global subsea market.The MTR 100 has been published for the 6th time and is of great significance to the maritime market. Xsens was also named in the 2009 and 2010 edition.Xsens has been a player in the maritime market for... >> Full Story

Movement Science Products Demo

Thursday, 08 September 2011

Xsens likes to present to you the new Movement Science products demo. In this demo you will see customer examples in different applications areas in Movement Science, like Ergonomics, Rehabilitation and Sports Science. Next to the customer examples you will see product demos explaining the Xsens´ products in more detail.Xsens would like to thank all customers for... >> Full Story

Xsens supplies sensor fusion DSP module to Sagem

Thursday, 04 August 2011

ENSCHEDE, The Netherlands, — 4 August 2011 — Xsens, the leading global supplier of 3D motion tracking systems and Sagem (Safran Group), today signed an agreement for the supply of advanced sensor fusion signal processing modules for integration in a new line of inertial system products from Sagem. Sagem chose Xsens after a careful technology and supplier selection... >> Full Story

World’s first 3D inertial motion capture of a horse in motion

Wednesday, 03 August 2011

ENSCHEDE, the Netherlands - PALO ALTO, USA — 3 August, 2011— Xsens, the leading global supplier of 3D motion tracking systems, today announced accomplishment of the world’s first 3D inertial motion capture of a free-moving horse. The joint project of Xsens and the Rothschild Fund was completed using an advanced prototype system developed by Xsens to enable 3D... >> Full Story

Pre and post functional evaluation of scapula kinematics on a population of baseball pitchers

Tuesday, 02 August 2011

Dr. Andrea Pellegrini will be presenting at the 23rd Congress of the European Society for Surgery on the Shoulder and the Elbow which will take place in Lyon (France) on September 15th, 2011. Dr. Pellegrini is a member of the Unit of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery of Cervesi Hospital in Cattolica (Rimini), ItalyIn his research the Xsens Xbus kit was used for the pre and post... >> Full Story

New MT SDK for MTw released

Tuesday, 26 July 2011

We are pleased to announce the latest release of MT SDK software for MTw is now available. The 3.7.1 Beta release contains a few updates. Improvements have been made in: Rotation matrix output.Initial orientation.3D object spinning.Barometer data. Additionally, we have added new example code, for C#. >> Full Story

Amarcon sells OCTOPUS products to leading shipping company

Tuesday, 26 July 2011

Offshore company Amarcon from Dalfsen, the Netherlands has equipped three multipurpose heavy lift vessels from Harren & Partner / Offshore Installation Group (OIG Giant I (former Blue Giant), the OIG Giant II (former Combidock IV) and the new build OIG Giant III) with the OCTOPUS-Onboard system. Also, they equipped the vessels with the OCTOPUS-TMS system, that uses 3... >> Full Story

Autodesk iiko Experience competition

Tuesday, 05 July 2011

Xsens MVN Motion Capture Xsens - How much animation can you do in a day? The Xsens MVN motion capture system is a full-body, camera-less inertial MoCap solution. It is a flexible system that can be used indoors or outdoors (on-set).Xsens MVN customers include: 20th Century Fox, NBC Universal, The Third Floor, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Industrial... >> Full Story

MVN Software updates

Wednesday, 29 June 2011

MVN Studio We are pleased to announce that an update for MVN Studio 3.1 will be available as of next week. The 3.1.5 release contains an important performance update next to some minor bug fixes. Some of our clients have seen an effect we started calling ´soft stepping´ it looks like the actor is walking on ´crunchy snow´. This effect has been removed by... >> Full Story

Tips & Tricks: You can change between different scenarios to preview a recorded file

Tuesday, 28 June 2011

MVN Studio records the raw data from the motion trackers (MTs for short). Applying this motion capture data on the biomechanical model is always done at the time of playback, just like with a live Xsens MVN system. This gives the user the option to preview the recorded data in different scenarios. Here is a short example: Open any MVN fileGo to the “Data fusion”... >> Full Story

Xsens MVN used for previs in "X-Men: First Class"

Monday, 27 June 2011

The Daily:"The lifelike motion of the virtual characters in The Third Floor’s previs for “X-Men First Class” is due to hand animation and the use of a sophisticated Motion Capture (“Mo-Cap”) suit built by Dutch manufacturer XSENS. Each Mo-Cap suit is fitted with special trackers and gyroscopes wirelessly linked to a computer. Actors can perform complex ... >> Full Story

Xsens sponsors the Autodesk Asia- Pacific iiko Experience

Sunday, 26 June 2011

Autodesk and Xsens are teaming up for the Autodesk Asia- Pacific iiko Experience; Xsens will be Technology Sponsor for this event.During this Experience there will be two contests. One to model your own iiko and one to animate your iiko. Xsens will provide (motion capture) example files for the animators for the second contest. With the motion capture example files... >> Full Story

Xsens introduces powerful kinematics and kinetics tracking sensor packed shoes

Tuesday, 31 May 2011

ENSCHEDE, Netherlands,—31 May, 2011— Xsens, the leader in professional 3D tracking systems, today announced the introduction of the ForceShoeTM – sensor packed shoes for extremely accurate measurement of 3D motion, 3D forces and 3D torques. The fully ambulatory ForceShoe is the first commercially available system making it possible to analyze joint forces and... >> Full Story

MTw: Easy integration of EMG and wireless inertial 3D kinematics

Tuesday, 17 May 2011

ENSCHEDE, Netherlands,—17th May, 2011— Xsens Technologies B.V., the leader in professional 3D tracking systems, today announced that theXsens MTw™ miniature wireless motion tracking system has been extended to include fully flexible hardware synchronization with third party equipment such as EMG, EEG, force plates and optoelectronic systems. Furthermore, the... >> Full Story

Autodesk Asia-Pacific Show Reels

Wednesday, 11 May 2011

Xsens was chosen as Technology Partner for the Autodesk Asia- Pacific Show Reels and Client Profiles Volume 2, next to HP and AMD. On this DVD you will find 3D modeling and animation examples from Big Animation, Elite Animation, Giant Interactive, Imagi Studios, Mnet Media, Pixelpost, Silver Ant, Toiion, Vixen and many others. Xsens' Entertainment show reel is also... >> Full Story

Xsens sponsors GCDC

Wednesday, 04 May 2011

Different teams from international universities join forces in a total of 11 teams to explore the boundaries of cooperative driving. Xsens has provided sponsorships to the Halmstad and Mekar teams, and wishes them best of luck with the GCDC. The MTi-G will provide valuable information about position and orientation of the vehicle to make sure that the cooperative driving... >> Full Story

Double Negative and Xsens bring alien "Paul" to life

Wednesday, 27 April 2011

The Netherlands, April 27, 2011. The innovative motion capture technology of Xsens helped create the movements of the alien 'Paul' in the movie. In the new comedy "Paul" from NBC Universal, two sci-fi geeks (played by Nick Frost and Simon Pegg) encounter an alien named 'Paul' during their road trip through Nevada. Paul's voice and movements were supplied by Seth Rogen... >> Full Story

Develop article: The future of mocap

Wednesday, 20 April 2011

Read this six page article about the future of mocap, facial animation and character animation. Several industry professionals give their view on the biggest challenges the future holds for us. You can also read what Xsens has to say on this matter. “Character animators don’t want to be stressed with pipeline issues, it is all about the creativity for them, the... >> Full Story

New vacancies at Xsens Los Angeles

Tuesday, 12 April 2011

As part of its strategy to expand its Los Angeles sales and support office, Xsens is looking to hire two Business Developers for the Entertainment segment, a Business Developer for the Movement Science segment and a Product Specialist for the Movement Science segment.> Go to our jobs website for more information >> Full Story

Xsens MVN worn by Seth Rogen for new comedy ‘Paul’

Tuesday, 22 March 2011

For the new feature film ‘Paul’, the Xsens MVN motion capture solution was used by actor Seth Rogen. Seth provides his voice and movements to the animated alien character named Paul. Seth donned the Xsens MVN suit and performed the role on-set as a reference for the animation team, allowing them to reflect his nuances and mannerisms onto the titular... >> Full Story

University of Twente/MIRA further strengthens cooperation with Xsens

Tuesday, 08 March 2011

Since its inception more than 10 years ago Xsens has had a strong collaboration with the leading technical University in its home town – University of Twente, specifically the MIRA Institute. As a step to further strengthen the excellent collaboration between MIRA and Xsens, MIRA has this week announced a vacancy for a new professor chair. The research domain of the... >> Full Story

New Xsens MVN showreel online

Tuesday, 01 March 2011

We just released our new showreel for the Xsens MVN. We wanted to show you some of the work our customers did with Xsens MVN. How much animation can you do in a day?Idea in the morning? In-game by afternoon!! Xsens MVN is the animation tool for getting from idea to in-game animation in less than a day.Just three steps: > Record a motion> Edit your motion> Get it... >> Full Story

Xsens MTi-G in high-performance surfboard

Tuesday, 01 March 2011

A cooperation between Tecnalia and Pukas, integrating the Xsens MTi-G with strain gauges built into a high performance surfboard has enabled real-time monitoring of the movement of surfboards while surfers are actually surfing in the sea. The MTi-G was incorporated to record data about the surfboard accelerations, speed and movements. The data can be visualized and... >> Full Story

Dutch ministry of economic affairs visits Xsens

Wednesday, 23 February 2011

The Dutch ministry of economic affairs visited Xsens during their demonstration for the 7th E-Health Media Tour at the University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands. See how Xsens MVN has been used for entertainment and biomechanics and how our new MTw can be used in these fields as well as future clinical applications.> Watch the movie {flv autostart="true"... >> Full Story

US Ambassador visits Xsens

Monday, 21 February 2011

On February 15th 2011, Mrs. Fay Hartog Levin, US Ambassador to The Netherlands, paid a visit to Xsens’ Headquarters in The Netherlands. Her visit marked the further expansion of the US operations of Xsens. As of March 1st, 2011 all Xsens’ products are directly available from its office in Los Angeles.More pictures (click picture for a larger view): >> Full Story

Xsens participates in MILEPOST Project

Friday, 28 January 2011

The goal of the project "MILEPOST" (MEMS IMU for long-term position stability and high precision rate monitoring) is the precise long-term stable measurement of specific acceleration forces by so-called inertial sensors (angular rate and acceleration sensors). The Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon Technology in Itzehoe has received funding for the project in the last call... >> Full Story

Xsens to exhibit at Ocean Business 2011

Wednesday, 26 January 2011

Xsens will be exhibiting at Ocean Business 2011, Southampton (UK), on booth D10. Xsens is the market leader in low-cost MEMS based motion sensors for use in sonar systems, ROV’s and AUV’s, USBL and ship motion detection. Xsens’ Motion Tracker series (MTi and MTi-G) are top of the line miniature motion sensors that have been the top-pick for integration in many... >> Full Story

Xsens covered in EE Times CES 2011 edition

Wednesday, 19 January 2011

EE|Times CES 2011 edition:3-D gesture control breaks out of the game box"As much as hard-core gamers might value precision, it is less important for gaming itself than for game development or special-effects film animations. For animation pros, the Cadillac of gesture recognition is Xsens Technologies’ MEMS-studded bodysuit. The accelerometers and gyros on the suit... >> Full Story

Motion Capture on the moon

Monday, 20 December 2010

Project Moon DustBy testing 3D printing with moon dust and the registration of astronauts' movements on the moon using motion capture, the aim is to develop the technology so that one day everyone may design and build their own sustainable homes on earth, using their movements and the ground or earth beneath their feet.> See how the astronaut uses Xsens MVN for motion... >> Full Story

Xsens featured in MEMS Investor Journal

Friday, 17 December 2010

MEMS Investor Journal has published an interview with Per Slycke about latest developments in inertial sensing, MEMS IMU’s and AHRS’s. The interview with Xsens’ CTO focuses on the emerging trends in the MEMS industry and where these new technologies are being applied. Per Slycke explains typical applications and discusses the differences among various... >> Full Story

Xsens technology at Universal Studios

Monday, 06 December 2010

Reflecting the increased interest in virtual production following the success of Avatar and Alice in Wonderland, Universal Studios has opened Universal Virtual Stage 1 on its premises.The studio is a pre-rigged, pre-calibrated virtual production setup with Xsens technology like Xsens MVN motion capture solution and MVN MotionGrid positioning aiding system. The facilities... >> Full Story

Two Worlds 2 motion capture with Xsens MVN

Monday, 29 November 2010

See behind the scenes motion capture action movies and see some final shots of the game Two Worlds 2, to be released January 2011 by SouthPeak Games and TopWare Interactive.> Two Worlds 2 motion capture >> Full Story

Xsens MVN review on CGWorld

Wednesday, 24 November 2010

CGWorld Japan will review the Xsens MVN motion capture solution on their website, the first part of the review is now online:> http://cgworld.jp/feature/review/mvn-001.html (in Japanese) About CGWorld CGWorld Japan was the first CG media website in Japan and brings daily news about CG in film, television, games, video, images, industrial design and virtual... >> Full Story

Xsens upgrades hardware and MT SDK

Monday, 22 November 2010

Xsens has launched a revision of the popular MTi and MTi-G Attitude and Heading Reference Systems (AHRS). Improvements have been made in hardware, firmware and software. This webpage discusses the changes. Hardware revision 1.5 The MTi and MTi-G have undergone a hardware revision, which has resulted in a higher temperature rating, a more robust design and the... >> Full Story

Willem Alexander, Prince of Orange paid visit to Xsens

Friday, 05 November 2010

Friday, 05 November 2010 - As part of a visit regarding the knowledge infrastructure in the region of Twente, Willem Alexander, Prince of Orange paid a visit to Xsens Technologies B.V. in Enschede.> Read the Ducth press releaseMore pictures (click picture for a larger view): >> Full Story

Prins Willem Alexander brengt werkbezoek aan Xsens

Friday, 05 November 2010

ENSCHEDE, 5 november 2010 – Als onderdeel van een werkbezoek aan Twente, heeft Prins Willem Alexander een bezoek gebracht aan Xsens Technologies B.V. in Enschede. Het werkbezoek stond in het teken van de innovatieve bedrijvigheid in Twente, waarbij versterking van de regionale economie door samenwerking tussen ondernemers, onderzoeks- en onderwijsinstelligen en de... >> Full Story

Xsens releases wireless 3D motion tracker

Thursday, 21 October 2010

Xsens Technologies B.V., the leader in professional 3D tracking systems, today announced the availability of the MTw™ miniature wireless inertial motion tracker for ambulatory 3D kinematic measurements. The Xsens MTw™ wireless body-area network system will be shown for the first time at the Neuroscience 2010 conference (November 13-17, 2010) in San Diego, USA at booth... >> Full Story

Inertial Sensors go Hollywood

Wednesday, 20 October 2010

MEMS-based accelerometers and gyroscopes bring Marvel Studios’ Iron Man to life.At the end of Iron Man 2, when the heroes and villains are flying, flipping, punching and rolling about in a Japanese garden, the real stars aren’t the actors. They’re a bunch of matchbox-sized sensor packs sewn into the lining of the so-called “mo-cap” suits, which enable stunt... >> Full Story

Serious Games with Xsens MVN

Tuesday, 19 October 2010

This Dutch article in the NRC is about the new upcoming market for 'Serious Games'. In the article you see a photo of a TNO employee wearing the Xsens MVN suit in preperation for a serious gaming concept.> Read the article (Dutch) >> Full Story

Xsens for the fifth time in Deloitte Technology Fast 50

Friday, 15 October 2010

For the fifth consecutive year, Xsens has been ranked as one of the fastest growing technology firms in The Netherlands. Xsens was ranked 42nd in the Technology Fast 50, Deloitte’s annual listing of the fastest growing technology companies in the Benelux. Xsens is one of the few companies that made the Fast 50 five times in a row, making Xsens one of the most... >> Full Story

Xsens participates in Marie Curie (MC Impulse) training program

Thursday, 07 October 2010

As part of Xsens' participation in the EU funded Marie Curie program named MC Impulse, Xsens is investigating sensor fusion for nonlinear tracking problems and ultrawideband RF positioning in particular. The MC Impulse network is a collaboration with the academic partners University of Twente, Lancaster University, Linköping University, Fraunhofer Institute KFIE... >> Full Story

New game designer and game developer course includes Xsens MVN training

Tuesday, 05 October 2010

Syntra Limburg is organizing a new game design and game developer course at the Hasselt Campus. The training includes an Xsens MVN training in the new Motion Capture studio."The cream of the crop of the course is the Motion Capture studio. In the studio an actor or a lecturer can put on the motion capture suit with sensors and their movements are real-time registered on a... >> Full Story

Previs documentary online

Monday, 04 October 2010

Xsens MVN has been used for the previsualisation of Iron Man 2 and Alice in Wonderland a.o. The Previsualization Society has made a documentary that gives an insight in the basics of the previs process and shares a bit of its history and future goals.> The first part of the previs documentary is now online.About the Previsualization SocietyThe Previsualization Society... >> Full Story

Xsens in the Marine Technology Reporter 100 (MTR 100)

Wednesday, 29 September 2010

Xsens has been named in the Marine Technology Reporter 100 (MTR 100), a list with the 100 leading companies serving the global subsea market. The MTR 100 has been published for the 5th time and is of great significance to the maritime market. Xsens was also named in the 2009 edition. It is the only miniature AHRS manufacturer in the list. Xsens has been a player in the... >> Full Story

Behind the scenes: Motion Capture with Xsens MVN for Ubisoft Dance on Broadway

Wednesday, 25 August 2010

Xsens MVN is used as motion capture solution in the Dance on Broadway game by Ubisoft. Find out more as they go behind the scenes at Longtail Studios. Some of the character avatars were generated using the Xsens MVN suit. You can see the dancer in Xsens MVN suit in the movie.Dance on Broadway is currently in the top 3 of best selling games for the Wii on Amazon in the... >> Full Story

Xsens in board of directors 3DMA

Monday, 23 August 2010

Xsens human movement specialist dr. Daniel Roetenberg will take place in the 3DMA board of directors. Daniel will enter the board as a representative from the industry. Xsens taking place in this board is a new step in the adoption of intertial motion technology for the movement science industry. Xsens has had a strong reputation in the movement science market for... >> Full Story

Motion capture actor Chris Jai Alex at Xsens

Tuesday, 17 August 2010

During SIGGRAPH 2010 motion capture actor Chris Jai Alex was present at our booth for some live entertainment during the show. See Chris Jai Alex do some tricks and moves in our Xsens MVN suit at the Xsens booth.Chris Jai Alex is known for his work to voice video games and animation along with animating some characters with his movement via motion capture... >> Full Story

Xsens congratulates number 1, 2 and 3 of SAUC-E!

Tuesday, 17 August 2010

Xsens congratulates the top three teams at the 5th annual Student Autonomous Underwater Challenge – Europe, held in July 2010 at the NATO Research Centre located in La Spezia, Italy. All three teams were using Xsens MTi’s to stabilize their AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle). The Challenge was won by the University di Girona from Spain with the Sparus, by... >> Full Story

Behind the scenes: Motion Capture with Xsens MVN for Silent Hill 8

Monday, 16 August 2010

Xsens MVN is used as motion capture solution in the new Silent Hill (working title: All Access Silent Hill 8) game. Find out more as they go behind the scenes on the Xsens MVN motion capture shoot.> See the movie at G4tv. >> Full Story

Xsens explores the world modeling

Wednesday, 28 July 2010

A delegation of the Xsens research team went to Linköping University to take part in the learning world models workshop organized by Thomas Schön and Giorgio Grisetti. This workshop, sponsored by Cadics and Xsens set the stage for a two day period of generating and discussion of new idea's related to identification and modeling. Xsens' interest for the workshop was... >> Full Story

Xsens releases UWB RF-based position aiding technology to enable occlusion-free, real-time, driftless multi-person motion capture in large volumes

Tuesday, 20 July 2010

- At SIGGRAPH 2010, Xsens releases MotionGridTM, a breakthrough motion capture technology for previs, virtual moviemaking, game development and training & simulation - Enschede, The Netherlands – July 20th, 2010 – Xsens Technologies B.V., the leader in professional 3D tracking systems will be releasing MVN MotionGridTM at SIGGRAPH 2010 in Los Angeles, California. MVN... >> Full Story

Xsens unveils MVN Studio 3.0 - now available with KiC

Tuesday, 13 July 2010

MVN Studio 3.0 increases stability of 3D tracking in magnetically distorted environments and includes many new features ENSCHEDE, Netherlands, 12 July 2010 - Xsens Technologies B.V., leader in professional 3D tracking systems, today announced the release of MVN Studio 3.0. The latest version of Xsens' motion capture software application now comes with the previously... >> Full Story

Xsens releases MotionGrid at SIGGRAPH 2010

Tuesday, 13 July 2010

MVN MotionGrid is a position aiding system for Xsens MVN. MotionGrid enables real-time driftless multi-person recording. The portable system can be used indoors and outdoors. With a minimal amount of hardware and quick calibration, MotionGrid is a flexible and cost effective system. Large capture volumes of 20x20m (60x60ft) can be easily realized using the default... >> Full Story

Xsens Xperience 2010 - VISION 2020

Tuesday, 13 July 2010

Xsens Xperience 2010 - Anniversary Edition VISION 2020 The Xsens Xperience is an -invitation only- event for industry professionals held during Siggraph in LA. This year, Xsens celebrates its 10th anniversary. By inviting leading professionals who share their vision on the future of motion capture, previs and virtual moviemaking, we will take this Xperience to look... >> Full Story

Xsens releases landmark algorithm for stable 3D tracking in magnetically distorted environments

Wednesday, 07 July 2010

ENSCHEDE, Netherlands,—July 6, 2010— Xsens Technologies B.V., the leader in professional 3D tracking systems, today announced the general availability of its KinematicCoupling (KiCTM) algorithm in its newly released software suite MVN Studio 3.0 for professional grade human motion capture. Xsens MVN will be on show at the SIGGRAPH conference (July 27-29, 2010) in Los... >> Full Story

Soccer player Landon Donovan in Xsens MVN for EA Sports' FIFA Soccer 2011 game

Thursday, 20 May 2010

The new “Xsens MVN” motion-capture technology allows for more natural movement from players in the FIFA games, producer Matt Prior said. “This allows us to capture the athlete in his more native enviornment,” Prior said. “Traditionally, what we have is a motion-capture studio (in suburban Vancouver), which is a very different environment – it's very blacked... >> Full Story

MEMS Motion Sensing Meets Hollywood

Thursday, 20 May 2010

Analog Devices Inc., (NYSE: ADI), a global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal-processing applications, and Xsens Technologies B.V., a leading supplier of 3D motion tracking products, have collaborated to develop real-time motion capture technology that is being used for character animation in major motion pictures, including the 2010 releases of... >> Full Story

Xsens and The Third Floor help previsualize Marvel's "Iron Man 2"

Tuesday, 11 May 2010

Enschede, The Netherlands and Los Angeles, CA, USA – May 7, 2010 - Xsens Technologies, creator of the MVN full body motion capture system and The Third Floor, one of the world’s leading previs studios, used new technology to design sequences for Marvel’s “Iron Man 2”. Since December 2007, Xsens and The Third Floor have been expanding the field of... >> Full Story

Fugro Subsea Technologies purchases another batch of MTi’s

Thursday, 06 May 2010

Fugro Subsea Technologies Singapore has purchased 10 Xsens MTi’s for use in their FCV ROV. Fugro Subsea Technologies now uses several tens of MTi’s for the stabilization of their ROV fleet. For more information on Fugro Subsea Technologies, visit http://www.fugro.sg/rovmanufacturing.htm Image courtesy of Fugro >> Full Story

The Avatar Effect

Wednesday, 28 April 2010

ICG Magazine features an article about Motion Capture and virtual moviemaking. “The team at Xsens Technologies is thinking equally outside the box, offering a motion capture solution, Xsens MVN, based on suit-mounted MEMS [micro electromechanical systems] inertial sensors. The process uses no markers, so occlusion and misidentification are not factors, minimizing... >> Full Story

Xsens MVN at Dassault Systems

Wednesday, 28 April 2010

Dassault Systems uses XSENS MVN for 3D animations and live shows. In these movies you can see Xsens MVN in action. > Behind the scenes of Féerie des eaux at the Grand Rex in Paris> LCI TV Channel visits Dassault Systemes >> Full Story

Book about possibilities and limitations of the inertial Motion Capture system Xsens MVN

Wednesday, 21 April 2010

The authors Stefan Haehnlein and Daniel Mewes discovered the possibilities and limitations of the inertial Motion Capture system "Xsens MVN" and wrote a book about their experience. The Main part of the book covers the research and creation of a production pipeline for the short movie "for unexpected moments" in which Xsens MVN has been used as an Onset Motion Capture... >> Full Story

Xsens MVN Motion Capture solution used in Alice in Wonderland

Friday, 12 March 2010

Watch this behind the scenes movie clip on Discovery Daily Planet featuring the Xsens MVN under the green suit at 2:37. > Behind the scenes at Alice in Wonderland Picture courtesy of Disney >> Full Story

Xsens presents 10,000th Motion Tracker at Oceanology International 2010

Thursday, 11 March 2010

LONDON, March 10th - At Oceanology International 2010 in London, Xsens’ 10,000th Motion Tracker was presented. During a celebration lunch for Xsens 10th anniversary Casper Peeters, CEO of Xsens, handed over an award with the 10,000th Motion Tracker embedded to Simon Partridge, Engineering Director of Sonardyne. "Sonardyne is a valued customer of us," says Casper... >> Full Story

Xsens & Image Metrics Partner to Provide Complete Freedom of Movement with on Location Body & Facial Performance Capture Solution

Tuesday, 09 March 2010

Combined Full-Body and Facial Motion Capture Technologies eliminate need to film in studio for affordable animation production for games and films.ENSCHEDE, THE NETHERLANDS and SANTA MONICA, CA – Mar. 3, 2010 - Xsens Technologies, a leading supplier of 3D motion tracking products based on miniature MEMS inertial sensor technology, and Image Metrics, a leading... >> Full Story

Xsens Workshop GDC San Francisco

Tuesday, 16 February 2010

GDC is the official trade event "by developers for developers" of computer, console, mobile, arcade, online games, and location based entertainment.Xsens will be hosting a motion capture workshop at GDC. The workshop will introduce you to the Xsens MVN Motion Capture system. You will experience the whole pipeline from the actual motion capture (at your desk) to... >> Full Story

Xsens: 10 Years in Motion

Thursday, 28 January 2010

Founded in 2000, Xsens has evolved into a leading supplier of 3D motion tracking products. Various awards and listings underline the success of the company and the importance of our products for the marketplace. More important though, hundreds of customers worldwide successfully utilize our technology and count on the performance and quality that Xsens stands for. We... >> Full Story

Xsens products used in two articles in InsideGNSS

Monday, 18 January 2010

In the latest Inside GNSS magazine two articles were included about applications that use Xsens Motion Trackers. In an article about the Burredo UAV, designed by the University of Florida, an Xsens MTi-G was used for control and stabilization of the flying platform. In an article about the DINGPOS project, the Xsens MTi was used together with a software GNSS receiver... >> Full Story

First MVN BIOMECH shipped today

Thursday, 17 December 2009

Today, December 16th 2009, Xsens shipped the first MVN BIOMECH system! MVN BIOMECH is a ambulatory human measurement system tailored to the needs of biomechanics researchers. Xsens originally developed the MVN system mainly for 3D animation and motion capture in the game and entertainment industries three years ago. The biomechanics market showed growing interest in... >> Full Story

Xsens received CE Design Award for MVN electronics

Monday, 30 November 2009

The Xsens MVN motion capture suit received the D.A.R.E. Consultancy CE Design Award. D.A.R.E. Consultancy measured the EMC performance with respect to generated as well as immunity to electromagnetic radiation. The measurements proved that the electronics of Xsens technology, with electrical wiring and wireless connection to and from 19 individual electronic... >> Full Story

Xsens introduces MVN for Sports Science at Camosun College

Monday, 23 November 2009

Xsens Technologies visited the Sport Innovation Centre (SPIN) on the Camosun College Interurban campus, to introduce the Xsens MVN for use in sport science. SPIN is a part of PISE (Pacific Institute for Sports Excellence) home to numerous Canadian national team athletes and coaches. Xsens MVN will take motion capture out of the lab, so sports coaches and scientists... >> Full Story

Xsens receives Innovation Award

Wednesday, 18 November 2009

The High Growth Award for Innovation 2009 was awarded to Xsens. The High Growth Awards are awarded annually to Dutch enterprises with exceptional revenue growth, combined with high quality in areas such as strategy, market positioning, finance and IT. Xsens won the Award for Innovation because of a consistent execution of a clear strategy. “Xsens advances the... >> Full Story

Xsens for the fourth time in Deloitte Technology Fast 50

Monday, 02 November 2009

For the fourth consecutive year, Xsens has been ranked as one of the fastest growing technology firms in The Netherlands. Xsens was ranked 30th in the Technology Fast 50, Deloitte’s annual listing of the fastest growing technology companies in The Netherlands and Belgium. Xsens is one of the few companies that made the Fast 50 four times in a row, making them one... >> Full Story

Xsens Webinar: Pros and cons of inertial sensing for human motion analysis

Tuesday, 27 October 2009

Xsens webinar: Pros and cons of inertial sensing for human motion analysis Xsens Technologies, a leading supplier in inertial sensor technology, will host a free webinar entitled: “Pros and cons of inertial sensing for human motion analysis”.This will provide an opportunity for those in the biomechanics field to learn about the latest developments on inertial... >> Full Story

Xsens nominated for the High Growth Award 2009

Thursday, 15 October 2009

Xsens is nominated for the High Growth Award 2009 for the second time. Xsens won the Silver award in 2008. The High Growth Awards is an annual award for Dutch businesses with a high revenue growth in the last three years. Port4Growth organizes this event.This years award ceremony will be held on the 17th of November in Amersfoort, The... >> Full Story

MTi and MTi-G are now delivered from stock

Tuesday, 06 October 2009

As of October 1st, Xsens will deliver its standard MTi and MTi-G from stock. This means that shipment will take place within 48 hours after reception of the order. Shipping within 48 hours is important for Xsens’ customers who rely on a trustworthy partner in business. Conditions do apply, ask your sales representative for more... >> Full Story

Venturebeat: Xsens Technologies captures every human motion with body suit

Wednesday, 30 September 2009

Xsens Technologies captures every human motion with body suit Motion capture is one of the technologies that Hollywood and game publishers can’t live without. It’s an expensive process that captures the motion of human actors and translates it into digital form so that artists can create more realistic animations of humans on the... >> Full Story

Xsens MTi in AsteRxi high-quality multi-sensor GNSS receiver

Wednesday, 30 September 2009

Septentrio launches inertially aided GNSS solutions The Xsens MTi is used in the Septentrio AsteRxiTM multi-sensor GNSS receiver Septentrio launched AsteRxiTM, its first multi-sensor GNSS receiver. AsteRxiTM processes high-quality GNSS measurements with IMU-measurements to generate an enhanced integrated position.... >> Full Story

Xsens in panel MEMS Executive Congress

Monday, 28 September 2009

Xsens' CTO Per Slycke is one of the panelists in the MEMS Executive Congress panel on "Bio/Medical Devices and MEMS". This year’s congress will be held on November 4-6 in Sonoma, California. At the MEMS Executive Congress leaders from the entire MEMS supply chain—many joined by their OEM customers—will discuss innovations in MEMS on... >> Full Story

Xsens research awarded during ICUWB

Monday, 14 September 2009

Xsens research awarded during ICUWB At the International Conference of Ultra Wideband (http://www.icuwb2009.org) the research of Jeroen Hol, a PhD researcher at Xsens was awarded the “Best Student Paper” award. Jeroen Hol submitted his research on “Tightly Coupled UWB/IMU Pose Estimation”. In his paper a 6DOF tracking system... >> Full Story

Xsens Technologies included in the Marine Technology Reporter 100 (MTR 100)

Wednesday, 02 September 2009

Xsens Technologies has been included in the Marine Technology Reporter 100 (MTR 100), a list with profiles of the 100 leading companies serving the global subsea market. The MTR 100 is a list with a constantly growing significance in the industry and shows profiles of large and small companies, based all over the world. As the only MEMS... >> Full Story

Xsens US office operational

Wednesday, 19 August 2009

Xsens has opened a Los Angeles based office to serve its North American customer base. The initial team focuses on motion capture for the Entertainment industry. The team operates out of Lacy Studio Loft, a recently refurbished warehouse centrally located in Los Angeles. In order to support our continuously expanding customer base, especially those in film production... >> Full Story

Leading browser-based game developer Bigpoint chooses Xsens’ motion capture technology

Wednesday, 19 August 2009

Xsens Technologies, creator of MVN, the leading camera-less motion capture solution, announces browser-based videogames developer Bigpoint as new customer. This confirms the acceptance of Xsens MVN as a proven motion capture technology in the game industry. Bigpoint (known for Seafight and DarkOrbit, a.o.) is using Xsens MVN during production of their upcoming game... >> Full Story

MTi-G accuracy put to the test in AEC jet aircraft

Thursday, 06 August 2009

In a test with the test aircraft Aero L-29 Delfin jet of the Avionics Engineering Center (AEC, Ohio University) research engineers have proven that the Miniature GPS-aided Attitude Heading Reference System (AHRS) MTi-G of Xsens provides excellent attitude and heading accuracy even during high dynamic flight tests. Flight tests were conducted by mounting a Honeywell... >> Full Story

Leading visual effects studio chooses Xsens’ inertial motion capture technology

Wednesday, 05 August 2009

Xsens Technologies, creator of MVN, the leading camera-less motion capture solution, announces Double Negative Visual Effects as a new customer. This confirms further acceptance of MVN as a proven motion capture technology in the mainstream film industry. Double Negative (known for Angels & Demons, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, The Boat that Rocked... >> Full Story

Xsens and Time Domain Partner to Advance Entertainment Industry 3D Tracking Technology

Monday, 03 August 2009

Xsens Technologies B.V., the leader in 3D tracking systems, and Time Domain Corporation, the leader in ultra wideband (UWB) real‐time location systems (RTLS), today announced a partnership that will advance the entertainment industry’s 3D tracking and motion capture systems. Xsens will unveil the new tracking system’s capabilities at this week’s SIGGRAPH... >> Full Story

Xsens MVN in upcoming geek movie ‘Paul’

Tuesday, 21 July 2009

See Seth Rogan (Pineapple Express, Knocked Up) in the Xsens MVN suit for the upcoming geek-friendly movie “Paul” In this Simon Pegg/Nick Frost written, Greg Mottola directed alien comedy, two sci-fi geeks set out on a road trip to Area 51. While in the middle of the desert, they encounter a fugitive alien by the name of Paul. "I am [doing the voice of Paul].... >> Full Story

Xsens inertial sensors show how jockeys help horses to run faster

Tuesday, 21 July 2009

Modern Riding Style Improves Horse Racing Times Veterinarians in the Structure and Motion lab at the University of London's Royal Veterinary College have been working with the British Racing School in Newmarket to analyze the best and safest ways for jockeys to ride their horses. To determine just how energy-efficient Sloan's pose is, they attached identical Xsens... >> Full Story

Xsens MTi goes into orbit!

Friday, 10 July 2009

An Xsens MTi will spend several months in the International Space Station (ISS). Space Applications Services from Zaventem, Belgium, participates in project WEAR++ that aims at developing a powerful, lightweight, modular and easily wearable Augmented Reality (AR) system that allows hands free operation using various technologies. WEAR++ is a project funded by... >> Full Story

Intelligent shoe reveals forces inside the body

Tuesday, 30 June 2009

Intelligent shoe reveals forces inside the body Integrated sensors in shoe ensure correct treatment advice Martin Schepers of the University of Twente has developed a new intelligent shoe. It has four sensors that measure force and movement during walking, giving doctors a fast and accurate image of the walking pattern and enabling them to plan the right method of... >> Full Story

PGA's Produced By conference

Tuesday, 09 June 2009

Patrick Runyon, Xsens' MVN product specialst North America was a speaker at the PGA's Produced By conference in Los Angeles on June 6th. He spoke about the Xsens MVN system at the session on Performance/Motion Capture Production Technology. Other speakers included: Speakers from left to right: Greg LaSalle - Founding Partner Mova - The Incredible Hulk, The... >> Full Story

Xsens MTx used for new Star Trek movie

Monday, 18 May 2009

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Xsens now integrated in CAREN software

Monday, 04 May 2009

Xsens now integrated in CAREN software Amsterdam, 9 April 2009, Motek Medical integrated Xsens sensors into the hardware pallet of the CAREN software. The mobility of the sensors in combination with the direct feedback and integration opportunities of the CAREN software enables a new spectrum for research and rehabilitation applications. Proving the strength of the... >> Full Story

Breakthrough performance increase of miniature MEMS inertial sensing technology

Wednesday, 22 April 2009

Xsens Technologies has completed the staged release of the new generation MTi and MTi-G, its miniature MEMS based Attitude and Heading Reference Systems (AHRS). With the latest developments (described below), the MTi and MTi-G can be used in applications where MEMS technology was not suitable before. >> Full Story

Press coverage: Xsens @ GDC

Friday, 17 April 2009

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USA Today: All the right moves

Wednesday, 15 April 2009

A Netherlands-based tag team [Xsens] helped Killzone 2 get to the finish line with all the right moves. When developer Guerrilla Games had some last minute action to add to the game, it turned to neighboring Amsterdam firm Xsens, which had designed a new way to do motion capture. >> Full Story

Xsens Xperience

Friday, 10 April 2009

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Xsens announces Sony Picture Imageworks and Insomniac Games as new customers

Thursday, 02 April 2009

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Xsens Press Release: Leading film and game studios choose Xsens’ motion capture technology

Thursday, 02 April 2009

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Xsens Xperience at GDC

Tuesday, 24 March 2009

The Xsens Xperience is a panel event aimed at sharing Xsens MVN user experiences. It is an invitation-only event for animators, motion capture specialists, creative directors etc. interested in learning more about MVN. The audience contains those interested in using MVN as well as existing users. >> Full Story

Xsens MVN in Elsevier Magazine

Thursday, 19 March 2009

The Dutch opinion Magazine Elsevier features a four page article about Guerrilla Games in Amsterdam. Guerilla Games produced Killzone 2, a major game release by Sony Computer Entertainment for the Playstation 3. >> Full Story

Xsens is proud to present its new corporate design

Thursday, 19 March 2009

After almost ten years Xsens presents a new logo that better reflects the growth and ambition of our company - while respecting our technology and innovation driven roots. We feel that the new logo perfectly represents Xsens: a group of talented people dedicated to deliver cutting-edge inertial motion tracking products with best-in-class performance and outstanding... >> Full Story

New release MTi and MTi-G

Thursday, 27 November 2008

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High Growth Award

Thursday, 20 November 2008

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Real-time control of robot with Moven

Thursday, 23 October 2008

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Awarded for Fast growth

Friday, 10 October 2008

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Xsens acquires Utellus

Wednesday, 06 August 2008

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King Willem I award

Friday, 30 May 2008

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Minister visits Xsens

Monday, 04 February 2008

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Release: Moven Studio 2.0

Tuesday, 08 January 2008

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The Deloitte EMEA Technology Fast500

Monday, 17 December 2007

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Innovation Award

Thursday, 08 November 2007

Live on television on November 7th 2007, the motion capture suit of Xsens Technologies B.V. ‘Moven’, was rewarded with the Innovation Award of Overijssel as most valuable innovative product 2007. >> Full Story

Big Leap Forward for Animation Production at Gearbox Software

Thursday, 28 June 2007

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PhD theses by researchers affiliated to, or sponsored by Xsens

Monday, 01 January 2007

[pdf 2.9 MB] Sensor Fusion and Calibration of Inertial Sensors, Vision, Ultra-Wideband and GPS PhD Thesis J.D. Hol, June 2011, Linköping University [pdf 1.6 MB] Ultra-Wideband Ranging for Low-Complexity Indoor Positioning Applications PhD Thesis G. Bellusci, Januari 2011, Delft University of... >> Full Story

Research articles by Xsens

Monday, 01 January 2007

H. Martin Schepers and Peter H. Veltink, Stochastic magnetic measurement model for relative position and orientation estimationMeas. Sci. Technol. 21 (2010) 065801 (10pp)[pdf 457 kB] H. Martin Schepers, Daniel Roetenberg, Peter H. Veltink, Ambulatory human motion tracking by fusion of inertial and magnetic sensing with adaptive actuationMED BIOL ENG COMPUT (2010)... >> Full Story

Scientific papers biomechanics

Monday, 01 January 2007

Paulis W.D., Horemans H.L.D., Brouwer B.S. Stam H.j., Excellent test-retest and inter-rater reliability for Tardieu Scale measurements with inertial sensors in elbow flexors of stroke patientsTo appear in Gait & PostureLink Xsens product: Xbus KitSupej M. 3D Measurements of alpine skiing with an inertial sensor motion capture suit and GNSS RTK systemJournal of Sports... >> Full Story