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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 18, 1994
Tosiyasu Kunii, Tokyo, JP;
Lining Sun, Tokyo, JP;
Shukyohojin, Kongo Zen Sohonzan Shorinji, Kagawa-ken, JP;
Abstract
A motion analyzing method analyzes and displays motions of a human being or an animal using a computer in an interactive manner without requiring trial and error or without depending on intuition of an analyst. A human body or an animal body is divided into a plurality of segments connected by joints, each of the segments acting as a minimal unit of motion. Data for modeling the human or animal body on the basis of physical constraints and the inherent nature of each of the segments is maintained in a database. Motions are input to be analyzed and the input motions are analyzed using inverse dynamics. The resultant movements and the center of gravity of each of the segments, the force and torque exerted on each of the joints, the movement and the center of gravity of the whole body, and the forces and torques exerted on the centers of gravity are superimposed on the human or animal body model of the database and are displayed on a screen. The new motions thus displayed can be used for the teaching of new skills in the industrial or performing arts, in sports, or in animal training.