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A Portable and Precise Motion-capture Systesm using a Single Carema and Ultrasound

Research Project

Project/Area Number 24650076
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Perception information processing/Intelligent robotics
Research InstitutionHokkaido University

Principal Investigator

SUGIMOTO MASANORI  北海道大学, 情報科学研究科, 教授 (90280560)

Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) HASHIZUME Hiromichi  国立情報学研究所, アーキテクチャ科学研究系, 教授 (40172853)
Project Period (FY) 2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Keywordsセンシングデバイス・システム / モーションキャプチャシステム / センシングデバイス / 超音波 / 3次元測位
Research Abstract

We proposed a 3D tracking technique that integrates a single camera and ultrasound. We use ultrasound to measure the distance accurately to a moving target and the camera for identifying the 2D position of the target on the image plane. A prototype system consists of a target unit mounting one ultrasound transmitter, and a receiver unit with one inexpensive camera and one ultrasound receiver. We implemented these units in a lightweight and compact way to make the system robust to non-line-of-sight problems. To improve the ranging performance, we applied phase characteristic compensation of the ultrasound transducers by interpolating with a B-spline function and creating a compensated curved surface. Experimental results show that root-mean-square errors of the proposed system are 1.20mm and 1.66mm for static and mobile (target velocity: 1.0 m/s) settings, respectively. Thus, the performance of the system is comparable with that of high-end systems.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2013 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2012 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (13 results)

All 2014 2013 2012

All Journal Article (1 results) Presentation (12 results) (of which Invited: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] An Accurate and Compact 3D Tracking System Using a Single Camera and Ultrasound2014

    • Author(s)
      Sugimoto, M., Kanie, N., Nakamura, S., Hashizume, H.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Location Based Services

      Volume: Volume. 8, Issue 1 Pages: 18-35

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report 2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Smart Phone Localization Method using Dual-carrier Acoustic Waves2013

    • Author(s)
      Akiyama, T., Nakamura, M., Sugimoto, M., Hashizume, H.
    • Organizer
      In Proceedings of IEEE IPIN 2013
    • Place of Presentation
      Montbeliard-Belfort, France
    • Year and Date
      2013-10-29
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] 超音波とスマートフォンを用いることによる屋内三次元位置推定2013

    • Author(s)
      中村, 秋山, 杉本, 橋爪
    • Organizer
      2013情報処理北海道シンポジウム
    • Place of Presentation
      室蘭
    • Year and Date
      2013-10-05
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] 2搬送波音波を用いたスマートフォンによる屋内測位手法2013

    • Author(s)
      秋山, 中村, 杉本, 橋爪
    • Organizer
      日本音響学会2013年秋季研究大会
    • Place of Presentation
      豊橋
    • Year and Date
      2013-09-25
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Smart Phone Localization Method using Dual-carrier Acoustic Waves2013

    • Author(s)
      Akiyama, T., Nakamura, M., Sugimoto, M., Hashizume, H.
    • Organizer
      IEEE IPIN
    • Place of Presentation
      UTBM (France)
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 超音波とスマートフォンを用いることによる屋内三次元位置推定2013

    • Author(s)
      中村 将成, 秋山 尚之, 杉本 雅則, 橋爪 宏達
    • Organizer
      2013情報処理北海道シンポジウム
    • Place of Presentation
      室蘭工業大学 (室蘭市)
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 2搬送波音波を用いたスマートフォンによる屋内測位手法2013

    • Author(s)
      秋山 尚之,中村 将成,杉本 雅則,橋爪 宏達
    • Organizer
      日本音響学会2013年秋季研究大会
    • Place of Presentation
      豊橋技術科学大学 (豊橋)
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] An Accurate 3D Localization Technique using a Single Camera and Ultrasound2012

    • Author(s)
      Sugimoto, M., Kanie, N., Nakamura, S., Hashizume, H.
    • Organizer
      In Proceedings of IEEE IPIN 2012
    • Place of Presentation
      Sydney, Australia
    • Year and Date
      2012-11-14
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] 空中超音波の特性と対象測位・イメージング技術2012

    • Author(s)
      橋爪, 杉本
    • Organizer
      日本音響学会秋季研究発表会
    • Place of Presentation
      信州大学, 長野
    • Year and Date
      2012-09-20
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] 単眼カメラと超音波を用いた高精度三次元位置認識手法2012

    • Author(s)
      杉本, 蟹江, 中村, 橋爪
    • Organizer
      ロボティクス・メカトロニクス講演会2012 (ROBOMEC 2012)
    • Place of Presentation
      浜松, 静岡
    • Year and Date
      2012-05-27
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] An Accurate 3D Localization Technique using a Single Camera and Ultrasound2012

    • Author(s)
      Sugimoto, M., Kanie, N., Nakamura, S., Hashizume, H.
    • Organizer
      Proceedings of IEEE IPIN 2012, Sydney, Australia, pp.1-8 (2012).
    • Place of Presentation
      New South Wales University (Australia)
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] :空中超音波の特性と対象測位・イメージング技術2012

    • Author(s)
      橋爪, 杉本
    • Organizer
      日本音響学会秋季研究発表会
    • Place of Presentation
      信州大学, 長野
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 単眼カメラと超音波を用いた高精度三次元位置認識手法2012

    • Author(s)
      杉本, 蟹江, 中村, 橋爪
    • Organizer
      ロボティクス・メカトロニクス講演会2012 (ROBOMEC 2012)
    • Place of Presentation
      浜松,静岡
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report

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