AiQ Synertial Welcomed as Partner with Seamless Visual3D Integration

HAS-Motion is pleased to introduce AiQ Synertial, UK-based global leader in inertial motion capture technology, as our latest motion capture partner. As a partner with HAS-Motion, AiQ Synertial has announced a pivotal milestone in its development: the ability to export data for analysis in Visual3D.

This and other advancements allows users to readily load data from AiQ Synertial’s industry-leading G6 suits into HAS-Motion’s iconic biomechanical software. It’s an integration that benefits everyone who needs precise motion data - especially anyone capturing outside the lab such as researchers, sports scientists and rehabilitation specialists.

Advantages of Inertial Motion Capture

All tech solutions have trade-offs, such as cost, accuracy and ease of use. Traditional inertial motion capture has been constrained by 2,000 degrees per second (°/s) gyroscopes that limit the velocities of manoeuvres captured. AiQ Synertial’s G6 range doubles that at 4,000 °/s and introduces an optical component to the calibration process. Rather than relying on manual measurements and guessed limb angles at calibration zero poses, the G6 system incorporates an AI-powered skeleton maker that uses two images and two measurements to create an ultra-precise representation of the user’s skeletal model. AiQ Synertial’s software fuses this model with the IMUs’ raw motion data before exporting to Visual3D using the MVNX format.

The result? AiQ Synertial believes it’s the highest level of fidelity in IMU-based motion capture.

Ali Kord, AiQ Synertial’s CTO, says:

“I am absolutely delighted that my team and I have come up with a way to export the data from our G6 IMU-based range directly into Visual3D. It allows us – and our clients – to collect data in the field, outside the lab, where optical systems were not designed to go, and then use the data within HAS-Motion’s ecosystem.”

Inertial Motion Capture and Big Data

As we highlighted in a recent post, biomechanical applications are exploding and there is a clear demand for scientifically-grounded understanding of how the human body moves. Inertial sensors’ availability outside of the lab are part of that trend and G6 users can look forward to working with both Visual3D and Sift to model, manage and analyse their data.

“The first key for any motion capture technology is its ability to estimate the human body’s pose–its position and orientation–throughout a movement,” says Richard Moulton, President at HAS-Motion. “Beyond that, the ability to do this at scale allows us to capture the large amounts of data that are needed to power our understanding of human movement.”

Looking Ahead

This integration between the AiQ Synertial’s G6 system and HAS-Motion’s software applications is just the beginning of a partnership. Ali Kord again:

“AiQ Synertial is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of motion capture technology – and to making it accessible. By enabling Visual3D compatibility, we’re providing our users with greater flexibility, ensuring that they can fully leverage the power of high fidelity, high speed IMU-based motion capture for their biomechanical and movement work.”

At the end of the day, AiQ Synertial reaffirms its commitment to enhancing user experience and expanding motion capture possibilities. This partnership also sees Visual3D keep pace with cutting-edge motion capture technologies, maintaining its status as a top-tier biomechanics solution. But users are the real winners with greater choice and streamlined workflows as they push biomechanics forward.