Using Vicon Shogun for Biomechanics

[Claudia Romero]

Hello everyone!

I am starting a research project in lower power. We want to record some exercises using motion capture. The University we are working with has Vicon Vintage cameras. Unfortunately for us, the system was bought for the animation department. Which means they have Shogun software. It is unsure to know if the university has the resources to buy Nexus, or when will happen this. So our idea is to use Shogun to record, export the marker positions, and use other software for the processing (e.g. Matlab)

Has anyone used Shogun before? Or does anyone know if it is possible to export marker positions?

I will gladly accept any advise.

[Wagner De Godoy]

Re: Using Vicon Shogun for Biomechanics

Dear Dr. Claudia Romero,

I think Shogun software allows to export motion capture data (3d coordinates of the markers) in c3d file format, however, for kinetic analysis, the software is unable to support equipment such as force platforms (Vicon's support service can clarify this issue: https://www.vicon.com/support).

If the marker kinematic data is sufficient, you can use the "c3d server" application to process a biomechanical model in Matlab:

https://www.c3d.org/c3dapps.html

A software that can be a better option for c3d data processing is Visual 3D Pro (C-Motion). I think the price of this software (~ US$5,000) is lower than Nexus or Vicon BodyBuilder:

http://www2.c-motion.com/index.php

I hope this information is helpful in your project.
Best Regards,

[Meredith Evans]

Re: Using Vicon Shogun for Biomechanics

Hi Claudia & Wagner,

The MotionMonitor can also be used to process C3D data. We offer two options for C3D processing: The MotionMonitor Essential which is $2,495 USD or The MotionMonitor C3D ModelBuilder which is $4,995 USD.

Either of these licenses can be expanded longer term to support real-time streaming from the Vicon camera system. The software’s real-time capabilities enable you to perform live biomechanical modeling, as shown on our YouTube Channel here. The MotionMonitor also synchronously collects Vicon marker data with additional data sources such as analog data, force plates, EMG, eye-tracking, digital video, virtual reality and more. We have additional information on our website here: www.TheMotionMonitor.com.

I hope this is helpful. Please feel free to reach out directly if you have questions or would like to discuss further.

Sincerely,

Meredith Evans
Innovative Sports Training, Inc.
mevans@TheMotionMonitor.com

[Claudia Romero]

Re: Using Vicon Shogun for Biomechanics

Thank you for the information Meredith Evans

The University has Vicon Tracker, so we used that software instead.