A Computational Method for Hip Joint Centre Location from Optical Markers

The problem of hip joint centre location using optical markers located on the skin is addressed. We present a novel computational technique which can recover joint centre location based solely on the marker measurements. In addition a quantitative estimate of the uncertainty in joint centre location is obtained. We also present some preliminary experimental validation of the technique on a rigid jointed object.

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