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Xsens explores the world modelingWednesday, 28 July 2010A 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 volumesTuesday, 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 KiCTuesday, 13 July 2010MVN 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 2010Tuesday, 13 July 2010MVN 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 2020Tuesday, 13 July 2010Xsens 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 environmentsWednesday, 07 July 2010ENSCHEDE, 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 gameThursday, 20 May 2010The 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 HollywoodThursday, 20 May 2010Analog 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 2010Enschede, 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’sThursday, 06 May 2010Fugro 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 EffectWednesday, 28 April 2010ICG 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, MVN [formerly known as Moven], based on suit-mounted MEMS [micro electromechanical systems] inertial sensors. The process uses no markers, so occlusion and misidentification are not... >> Full Story Xsens MVN at Dassault SystemsWednesday, 28 April 2010Dassault 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 MVNWednesday, 21 April 2010The 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 WonderlandFriday, 12 March 2010Watch 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 2010Thursday, 11 March 2010LONDON, 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 SolutionTuesday, 09 March 2010Combined 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 FranciscoTuesday, 16 February 2010GDC 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 MotionThursday, 28 January 2010Founded 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 InsideGNSSMonday, 18 January 2010In 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 todayThursday, 17 December 2009Today, 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 electronicsMonday, 30 November 2009The 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 CollegeMonday, 23 November 2009Xsens 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 AwardWednesday, 18 November 2009The 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 50Monday, 02 November 2009For 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 analysisTuesday, 27 October 2009Xsens 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 2009Thursday, 15 October 2009Xsens 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 Netherlands. >> Full Story MTi and MTi-G are now delivered from stockTuesday, 06 October 2009As 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 suitWednesday, 30 September 2009Xsens 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 receiverWednesday, 30 September 2009Septentrio 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 CongressMonday, 28 September 2009Xsens' 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 ICUWBMonday, 14 September 2009Xsens 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 2009Xsens 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 operationalWednesday, 19 August 2009Xsens 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 technologyWednesday, 19 August 2009Xsens 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 (formerly Moven) during production of... >> Full Story MTi-G accuracy put to the test in AEC jet aircraftThursday, 06 August 2009In 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 technologyWednesday, 05 August 2009Xsens 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 TechnologyMonday, 03 August 2009Xsens 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 2009See 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 fasterTuesday, 21 July 2009Modern 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 2009An 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 bodyTuesday, 30 June 2009Intelligent 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... >> Full Story PGA's Produced By conferenceTuesday, 09 June 2009Patrick 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 movieMonday, 18 May 2009For the new Star Trek movie lots of visual effects camera shots where done by ILM. For making the previs movies ILM used the Xsens MTx motion tracker to control the position of the camera in 3D. >> Full Story Xsens now integrated in CAREN softwareMonday, 04 May 2009Amsterdam, 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. >> Full Story Breakthrough performance increase of miniature MEMS inertial sensing technologyWednesday, 22 April 2009Xsens 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 @ GDCFriday, 17 April 2009Xsens had a lot of press coverage at GDC. We made a collection of some interesting reports and articles >> Full Story USA Today: All the right movesWednesday, 15 April 2009A 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 XperienceFriday, 10 April 2009During GDC 2009 Xsens hosted the Xsens Xperience at the Autodesk Briefing Center. The Xsens Xperience was an event for industry professionals about Motion Capture with the MVN system. >> Full Story Xsens announces Sony Picture Imageworks and Insomniac Games as new customersThursday, 02 April 2009Culver City (CA), Burbank (CA), Enschede (The Netherlands) - April 2nd, 2009 – Xsens Technologies, creator of Moven, the leading camera-less motion capture solution, announces Sony Picture Imageworks and independent console videogames developer Insomniac Games as new customers. This confirms the acceptance of Moven as a proven motion capture technology in the... >> Full Story Xsens Press Release: Leading film and game studios choose Xsens’ motion capture technologyThursday, 02 April 2009Culver City (CA), Burbank (CA), Enschede (The Netherlands) - April 2nd, 2009 – Xsens Technologies, creator of Moven, the leading camera-less motion capture solution, announces Sony Picture Imageworks and independent console videogames developer Insomniac Games as new customers. This confirms the acceptance of Moven as a proven motion capture technology in the film... >> Full Story Xsens Xperience at GDCTuesday, 24 March 2009The Xsens Xperience is a panel event aimed at sharing Xsens MVN (formerly Moven) 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 MagazineThursday, 19 March 2009The 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 designThursday, 19 March 2009After 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-GThursday, 27 November 2008In December 2008, Xsens completes the staged release of the new generation MTi and MTi-G, its miniature MEMS based Attitude and Heading Reference Systems. The release features new sensor electronics, new algorithms (in firmware) and now also a new software development kit (v3.1.1). >> Full Story High Growth AwardThursday, 20 November 2008On November 18, 2008, Xsens received the Silver High Growth Award Oost-Nederland. The organizing committee Port4Growth assessed the quality of 128 fast-growing companies in The Netherlands. >> Full Story Real-time control of robot with MovenThursday, 23 October 2008During Robot World 2008 in Seoul, Korea, Moven customer KIST (Korean Institute of Science and Technology) presented their robot Mahru. Live streaming of motion capture data enabled real-time control of the robot movements. >> Full Story Awarded for Fast growthFriday, 10 October 2008For the third consecutive year, Xsens has been selected as one of the fastest growing technology firms in The Netherlands. >> Full Story Xsens acquires UtellusWednesday, 06 August 2008Strategic move by Xsens to build on its leadership in aided inertial tracking systems. Xsens has completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Utellus B.V., a privately held technology company with deep knowledge of impulse-radio Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) technology and applications. >> Full Story King Willem I awardFriday, 30 May 2008Xsens Technologies came in second at the King Willem I award ceremony that was held at the Theater Dilligentia in The Hague on May 29th. The prices were handed out by Crown-Prince Willem Alexander, future King of The Netherlands. >> Full Story Minister visits XsensMonday, 04 February 2008The Dutch Minister of Finance, Wouter Bos visited the Eastern region of the Netherlands to analyze its innovation and economical strength. Since he is very interested in the process of translating scientific knowledge to a commercial market, the province suggested visiting Xsens Technologies B.V. >> Full Story Release: Moven Studio 2.0Tuesday, 08 January 2008Moven Studio is a software application for motion capturing with the Moven suit. The Moven Studio software is a Windows XP/Vista application with intuitive UI. It records motion capture data with ease and contains real-time visualization, playback and basic editing tools. >> Full Story The Deloitte EMEA Technology Fast500Monday, 17 December 2007As one of the fastest growing companies of The Netherlands, Xsens also is listed as one of the fastest growing of all technology companies in Europe, Middle East and Africa! After the great result for 2006 (157th place in the Deloitte EMEA Technology Fast500), Xsens improved it's ranking for 2007: 142nd! >> Full Story Innovation AwardThursday, 08 November 2007Live 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 SoftwareThursday, 28 June 2007Gearbox Software, LLC and Xsens Technologies B.V. announce that Gearbox, one of the world's leading independent video game developers, has selected Moven as their new motion capture system. The great ease of use and flexibility provided by the sensor suit-based system will greatly reduce the costs of their game production pipeline. >> Full Story Scientific research 'biomechanics by Xsens'Monday, 01 January 2007[pdf 7.7 MB] Ambulatory Assessment of Human Body Kinematics and Kinetics PhD Thesis H.M. Schepers, June 2009, Universiteit Twente [pdf 10.5 MB] Dynamic Sitting PhD Thesis P. van Geffen, May 2009, Universiteit Twente [pdf 10.2 MB] Towards Visual-Inertial SLAM for... >> Full Story Biomechanics papers, by XsensMonday, 01 January 2007H. 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 biomechanicsMonday, 01 January 2007Supej M. 3D Measurements of alpine skiing with an inertial sensor motion capture suit and GNSS RTK systemJournal of Sports Sciences, 2010; 28: 7, 759 — 769Link Xsens product: Xbus KitCutti AG, Ferrari A, Garofalo P, et al. ‘Outwalk’: a protocol for clinical gait analysis based on inertial & magnetic sensorsMED BIO ENG COMPUT, 2010;48(1):17-25.Link Xsens ... >> Full Story |