Handbook of Human Motion

1. 3D Dynamic Pose Estimation from Marker-Based Optical Data

   • W. Scott Selbie, Marcus J. Brown

2. 3D Dynamic Pose Estimation from Markerless Optical Data

   • Steven Cadavid, W. Scott Selbie

3. 3D Dynamic Probabilistic Pose Estimation from Data Collected Using Cameras and Reflective Markers

   • Thomas M. Kepple, Alan R. De Asha

4. 3D Musculoskeletal Kinematics Using Dynamic MRI

   • Frances T. Sheehan, Richard M. Smith

5. Aerobic Capacity and Load of Activities of Daily Living After Stroke

   • I.J. Blokland, T. IJmker, H. Houdijk

6. Airborne Movements: Somersaults and Twists

   • Maurice R. Yeadon

7. Applications in Forensic Biomechanics

   • Andrew S. McIntosh

8. Assessing Clubfoot and Cerebral Palsy by Pedobarography

   • Julie Stebbins

9. Assessing Pediatric Foot Deformities by Pedobarography

   • Dieter Rosenbaum

10. Assessing the Impact of Aerobic Fitness on Gait

    • Annet Dallmeijer, Astrid Balemans, Eline Bolster

11. Biomechanical Forensics in Pediatric Head Trauma

    • Brittany Coats, Susan Margulies

12. Biped Controller for Character Animation

    • KangKang Yin, Stelian Coros, Michiel van de Panne

13. Blendshape Facial Animation

    • Ken Anjyo

14. Body Movements in Music Performances: The Example of Clarinet Players

    • Manfred Nusseck, Marcelo M. Wanderley, Claudia Spahn

15. Brain-Computer Interfaces for Motor Rehabilitation

    • Rüdiger Rupp

16. Clinical Gait Assessment by Video Observation and 2D Techniques

    • Andreas Kranzl

17. Concussion Assessment During Gait

    • Robert D. Catena, Kasee J. Hildenbrand

18. Contracture and Gait Deviations

    • Stéphane Armand, Michael Attias

19. Cross Platform Comparison of Imaging Technologies for Measuring Musculoskeletal Motion

    • Richard M. Smith, Frances T. Sheehan

20. Crowd Evacuation Simulation

    • Tomoichi Takahashi

Over the past century, technology has made it possible to measure human motion in many ways and with new levels of precision, becoming a tool in many applications and professional branches including medicine, sports science and forensics. Some branches have developed in response to the technology, such as the emergence of motion-capture animation in the film industry. These different applications use the same or similar types of equipment with the general intention of making the systems as intuitive as possible for the participants. However, the methodologies necessary to produce reliable results in these areas differ enormously. The overlap of information between fields might lead to situations where small but important adaptations are required in order to produce the required result; experts with knowledge of one field might not be aware of such developments. The Handbook of Human Motion brings together contributions from many different disciplines, covering the established and emerging technologies employed, the challenges posed in each area of application and the novel solutions reached by researchers.

• Animation Motion Techniques
• Clinical Motion Capture
• Human Motion Analysis
• Human Motion Capture
• Human Movement Analysis
• Injury Rehabilitation
• Medical Applications in Human Motion
• Motion Analysis Handbook
• Motion Analysis Reference Work
• Motion Analysis Technology
• Motion Pattern Analysis
• Motion Science
• Sports Performance
• Sports Science Handbook

• Motion & More, Barcelona, Spain

  Bertram Müller

• Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany

  Sebastian Wolf

With a strong interest in bridging Engineering and Medicine, and following the completion of two degrees in Precision Mechanics and Electronics from the Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg (and a third in General Engineering), Bertram Mueller attended the Bioengineering Unit at the University of Strathclyde in 1995 in order to acquire more knowledge about Life Sciences.

In 2000, he moved to Barcelona, where he managed a clinical biomechanics laboratory until 2012. He now works as a consultant and clinical scientist in applied biomechanics, covering both clinical and sports as well as legal aspects of the field, including a strong focus on functional capacity evaluation. As an Associate Professor, he is currently teaching Physics, Biomechanics and Clinical Motion Analysis at the University of Girona, the University of Barcelona, the Olympic Sports Centre in St. Cugat and the National Institute of Physical Education. Besides being a reviewer for several journals, he is alsoEditor-in-Chief of the Journal of Forensic Biomechanics. 

With a PhD degree in physics, Sebastian Wolf spent several years in fundamental research in physics before he moved to the field of motion analysis in 2001. As leader of the gait analysis lab of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Heidelberg he supervises a scientific group involved in clinical applications of gait analysis including prosthetics and orthotics as well as neurologic gait disorders. 

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