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WelcometoViconNexus

Vicon Nexus is a motion capture platform designed expressly for Life Sciences applications. Clinical and
research laboratories, sports performance centers, universities and other institutions can take advantage of
theuserfriendlyinterfacetotrackandmeasuremotioninrealtime.Optical,digital,andanalogcaptureareall
contained in a single, easytouse platform that will give Life Sciences professionals an advantage in their
applicationsforgaitanalysisandrehabilitation;biomechanicalresearch;posture,balanceandmotorcontrol;
sportsperformance;andanimalscience.

1. NexusComponent
NexusispartofthefullyintegratedandexpandableViconMXTSeriessystemthatletsyoubuildan
architecturebestsuitedtoyourmotioncaptureapplication.

Inthisarchitecturediagram,NexusisinstalledontheMXhostPC.

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YoucanincludethefollowingcomponentsinaViconMXsystemarchitecture:
MXCameras

TherangesofViconmotioncapturecamerasforViconMX
systemsfeaturemultiplehighspeedprocessorsthatperform
realtimeproprietaryimageprocessing.Thefollowingrangesof
MXcamerascanbeincludedinyourViconMXarchitecture:
MXTSeriesCameras:T160,T40,T20,andT10
MXFseriesCameras:MXF40(F40)andMXF20(F20)
MX+Cameras:MX40+,MX20+,MX13+,andMX3+
MXCameras:MX40,MX13,andMX3
MXConnectivityUnits

Smartboxesthatcanbecombinedtocreateadistributed
architecture,enablingyoutocustomizethenumberofMX
camerasandsupportedthirdpartydevicesinyourNexus
system:
MXUltranetHD:LinkbetweenMXCamerasandthehost
PCinearlierViconMXFseriessystems.
MXUltranet:LinkbetweenMXCamerasandthehostPC
inearlierViconMX+systems.

MXHostPC

ThemainPCintheViconsystemarchitecture,withadedicated
EthernetporttoenableViconsystemcommunications(thisisin
additiontoanyothernetworkportsonthePC).ViconNexus
applicationsoftwareisinstalledonthishostPC.Some
supportedthirdpartycapturedevices(suchasdigitalvideo
cameras)andanalogdevices(suchastheAurionZeroWireEMG)
areconnectedtothishostPC.RemotePCsmaybeusedfor
otherViconapplicationsoftwareorthirdpartyapplications.
MXCables

TheproprietaryMXGigacableplusacommerciallyavailable
EthernetcableconnecttheViconMXTSeriessystem
components,providingacombinationofpower,Ethernet
communication,synchronizationsignals,videosignals,anddata.

OthercablesarerequiredforearlierMXFseries,MX+andMX
systems.Fordetailsonthesecables,seetheMXHardware
SystemReferencebookthatcamewithyouroriginalMXsystem.
ViconCalibrationDevice

SpecializeddeviceusedtoaccuratelycalibratetheViconsystem.
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ViconAccessories

SuppliesfortheViconsystem.
ViconLifeSciencesSoftware

YoucanuseexistingViconpluginsoftware(e.g.PluginGaitand
PluginModeler)inViconNexusandtransferdataseamlesslyto
ViconPolygonforreporting.
ThirdpartyDigitalVideoCameras

DV(Camcorder),DCAM,andGigabitEthernet(GigE)typedigital
videocamerascanbeintegratedinyourViconsystem
architecture
ThirdpartyDevices(optional) Arangeofsupporteddevicesthatcanbeintegratedinyour
Viconsystemarchitecture:
Analogdevices(suchasforceplatesandEMGequipment)
Audiodevices(suchasmicrophones)
Externalvideosources(suchasPALorNTSCvideotape
recorders)

2. NexusMotionCaptureWorkflowStages:

I.Preparesystem

ThefirststageofthemotioncaptureworkflowistopreparetheViconsystem,includingtheMXcamerasand
anyDVcameras,formotioncapture.YouchecktheaimandcalibrationofMXandDVcameras.

II.Preparesubject

Thesecondstageofthemotioncaptureworkflowistopreparethesubjectwhosemotionistobecaptured.

III.Captureandprocessatrial

Thethirdstageofthemotioncaptureworkflowistocaptureatrialforthespecifiedsubjectandprocessthe
trialdata.

IV.Reviewtrialandfillgaps

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Thefourthstageofthe motioncaptureworkflowistoreviewthereconstructedandlabeledmotioncapture
dataandfillanygapsinthetrialdata.

V.Postprocesstrial

Thefifthstageofthemotioncaptureworkflowistoperformanypostprocessingofthetrialdata.

3. WhatCanwegetfromNexus:

AngleBetween:Plotstheanglebetweenthetwovectorsformedbythreeselectedmarkers.Thisis
usefulforseeinghowthegroupsofmarkersmoveovertime.
DistanceBetween:Plotstheabsolutedistancebetweentwoselectedmarkers.Thisisuseful,for
example,forseeinghowthedistancebetweentwomarkersthatareassumedtohavearigid
relationship,changesovertime.
DistanceFromOrigin:Plotsthedistancefromthecapturevolumeorigintoeachselectedmarker.This
isusefulforlaterplottingvelocityoraccelerationofmarkers.
TrajectoryCount:PlotsthetotalnumberoftrajectoriesovertimevisibletotheMXcameras(if
streamingLivedatainrealtime)orprocessedintrial(ifviewingpreviouslycaptureddatainafile).
visualizekinematicmodeloutputsinagraph
visualizejointkinematicsinagraph
IfyouhaveaForcePlate:
Force:PlotstheX,Y,andZcomponentsofthegroundreactionforcevectorfortheselectedforce
plate.
Moment:PlotstheX,Y,andZcomponentsofthegroundreactionmomentfortheselectedforceplate.
CenterOfPressure(CoP):Plotsthecenterofpressurefortheselectedforceplate.Thisisusefulifyou
needtoknowthevalueoftheXandYcoordinatesoftheforceplates.
IfyouhaveanElectromyography(EMG):
Voltage:Plotsthevoltageforallthecomponentsforthedevice
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IntroductiontoViconPolygon

Vicon Polygon is an integrated visualization and reporting tool for visualizing and analyzing captured and
modeled 3D data. It provides a single environment in which users can show movement, in realtime or off
line, and then use graphs and other functions to fully analyze the movement and report data to colleagues
either electronically or on paper. Reports can be generated quickly using templates, thus enabling results to
becheckedbeforethedatacapturesessionhasbeencompleted.

Polygon can read and analyze trial data that has been created with Vicon motion capture and processing
softwareandthatcontainsmodeleddatageneratedbyViconbiomechanicalmodelingsoftware(suchasPlug
inGait,BodyBuilder,andOLGA).

TheMusculoskeletalModelingModuleintroducedinVersion3.0providesfunctionalityforanalyzingmultiple
segmentandmusclesystems.TheCenterofMass(COM)ModelingfeatureintroducedinVersion3.0provides
functionality for displaying the 3D center of mass and plotting the coordinates of the COM trajectories for
individualbonesegmentsorthewholebody.

The Polygon report template feature introduced in Polygon Version 3.1 provides functionality for creating
templatesfromwhichyoucangeneratesimilarPolygonreportsfordifferentdatasets.ViconPolygonVersion
3.xrunsinViconMXandVseriessystems.

BiomechanicalVisualizationandReporting

Biomechanical visualization and reporting enables you to present results on captured and modeled data.
Polygonisanintegratedenvironmentinwhichyoucanincorporateintoasinglereportalltheinformationyou
need to share regarding a particular study or case. This includes graphs, movie view (.mpg or .avi), 3D
rendered graphics, patient notes, Xrays, or other pertinent information. In Polygon you can easily navigate
andguidethereaderviahyperlinks,soyoucanconfigureasummaryandindexforyourreportdata.Oncethe
reportiscompleted,youcansaveitasatemplateandreuseitasoftenasnecessary.SincePolygonisavailable
to all with a freeware viewer, you can create and distribute an electronic copy of your report. The RealTime
viewerenablesuserstoviewrealtimesegments,markers,andgraphedangles.Alternatively,youcanexport
thereporttoMicrosoft Wordforeasyprinting. Polygoncanalsointegratemultimediafiles(e.g. .avi, .html,
.rtf, .pdf, and pictures), enabling you to include in your report results from external equipment such as
oxygenconsumptionsystemsandfootpressuremeasurementdevices.Polygonspresentationmodeenables
you to present results in 3D or to run MS PowerPoint presentations (.ppt files). With Polygons
MusculoskeletalModelingModule,youcaninteractwithmusculoskeletalmodels,alteringmuscleproperties,
attachmentpoints,andwrappingobjecttypesonyourcapturedormodeleddata.TheMusculoskeletal

ModelingModuleinPolygonenablesyouto:
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Visualizeafullbodyskeleton,addmuscles,andwrapthemoverbonesurfaces.
Defineandscaletheskeleton,muscle,insertionpoints,andwrappingobjects(spheres,cylinders,or
ellipsoids).
Altermuscleforce/lengthpropertiesandpennationangles.
Plotmusclelengths,forces,moments,andmomentarms.
ChangemusclecolorswithEMGsignals.
Performrealtimeorofflineprocessing.
Developcustommodelsforresearchwork.

With Polygons Center of Mass (COM) modeling feature, you can analyze the gross energetic of human
movementandposturalcontrol.COMModelingenablesyouto:

Visualizethecenterofmassofsingleormultiplesegments.
Plottrajectoriesforthecenterofmassofsegments.

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IntroductionofPluginGait

PluginGaitistheViconimplementationoftheConventionalGaitModel(CGM)thatiswidelyusedinthegait
analysiscommunityandhasbeenvalidatedthroughitsfrequentcitationinpeerreviewedpublications.Plug
inGaitisbasedontheNewingtonHelenHayesgaitmodel.PluginGaitusesadefinedmarkersetandasetof
subjectmeasurementstocreateoutputsofthejointkinematicsandkineticsforagaitanalysispatient.

Plugin Gait is provided as an easytouse plugin that is installed with Vicon Polygon and which can be
includedintheViconNexusprocessingpipeline.Youprepare,capture,andprocessmotiondataforsubjectsin
Vicon Nexus. Using Plugin Gait, you can examine full, upper, or lower body joint kinematics and kinetics of
patients.Forexample,PluginGaitdirectlycalculatesthekinematicmodelsjointcentersfromthemeasured
XYZ marker positions on a framebyframe basis. Therefore, the lengths and orientations of the modeled
segments are directly dependent on the marker positions. Accurate marker placement is therefore
paramount.Themodelusesthreeormorepointstodefineeachsegment.ForallsegmentsdistaltothePelvis,
oneofthepointsusedisthejointcenterthatdefinestheproximaljointforthesegment,forexample,oneof
thethreedefiningpointsforthetibiaisthekneejointcenter.Youcanimporttheresultingkinematicmodelof
yoursubject(patient)intoanothersoftwareapplication,suchasViconPolygon,forsubsequentgaitanalysis.
YoucanalsovisualizetheresultsandgeneratereportsinViconPolygonasyouwouldforanybiomechanical
model.

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ViconPolygondetailgraphpanewithcomments
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ViconPolygongraphcomparingkneeangleswithhypertextpane

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ViconPolygonfeaturingahumanliftingstudywithspineangles

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ViconPolygonnormalgaitacrossforceplatewithmovieandgraphpanes

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ViconPolygongolfswinganalysiswithspineangleandsynchronized
video
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ViconPolygonsportsanalysisshowingkickingmotionincludingkneeangles

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ViconPolygonexporttoMicrosoftEXCELshowingjointrotationangles
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ViconPolygonnormalgaitacrossforceplatewithmovieandgraphpanes

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ViconPolygonnormalgaitacrossforceplatewithmovieandgraphpanes
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LegmodelwithMarkers
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LowerlimbmodelwithMarkers

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