SIUE-Motion Capture and Analysis Laboratory (MOCAL)
MOCAL was funded by National Science Foundation (NSF) Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) in 2017. MOCAL is the first comprehensive system to serve Southwestern Illinois and the Eastern Missouri area. This system bolsters interdisciplinary research in engineering, exercise science, physiology, medicine, athletics, and arts and supports the graduate programs in Engineering and Applied Health by facilitating the characterization and analysis of motion. Furthermore, having this system strengthens the experimental capabilities available at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville- SIUE, improve research quality, broaden the access of regional scientists to an motion capture and analysis system, and support and expand student training at all levels, equipping students for the workforce or further education and helping faculty and students conduct research in emerging areas of engineering, exercise physiology, medicine, sports, and arts.
SIUE Motion Capture Analysis
Available Technologies
The Vicon Vantage V5 Standard camera is a 5-megapixel camera that captures images at 420 frames/s. The Vicon Vue video camera enables the capture of reference video. The Vicon Nexus 2.0 software package is used for system calibration, data capture, post-processing and analysis, and data export. Tracker 3.0 software allows the integration of the data into 3-D visualization applications, such as Visual 3-D V5 Professional software. The Delsys Trigno 16 Channel Telemetered EMG system enables the collection of EMG data in conjunction with the video data or as a standalone data collection system. Two Bertec force plates are used to collect ground reaction forces. The data from the force platform can be combined with both the video and EMG data to calculate the forces created by muscle groups and those being applied to ankle, knee, and hip joints. All collected data are synchronized by a Delsys Trigger Module and a Vicon Lock+ device.
Projects
- Gait Alterations in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder as Determined using a Motion Capture and Analysis system:
- Effects of Obesity on Human Balance and Gait/Kinematic Changes:
- A Customized Decision Support Model to Improve Volleyball Players’ Spike Jump
- Pattern Recognition as a Running Gait Diagnostic Tool:
- Selected Tasks Of Cleaning Occupation Comparison With And Without Participatory Ergonomic Approach
MOCAL Team
Dr. Sinan Onal
Director of MOCAL,
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, SIUE. Dr. Onal supervises the operation of the system and provide technical expertise to the authorized users. He also organizes and conducts user training, track consumables, manage sample flow, advise new users, and data management.
Dr. Sohyung Cho
Professor,
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, SIUE.
Dr. Cho is responsible for sample flow management and shared use of the system.
Dr. Bryan Smith
Associate Professor,
Department Applied Health; Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), SIUE
Dr. Smith is responsible for training users, developing a user manual, and maintaining and calibrating the equipment.
Dr. Mohamed Omran
Assistant Professor,
School of Dental Medicine, Department of Graduate Education, Section of Implantology, SIU
Dr. Omran is responsible for creating and overseeing Wiki pages for user training materials, which are accessible and editable by any user.
Dr. Michael W. Neumeister
Professor and Chairman School of Medicine,
Department of Surgery, and Department of Orthopedics, SIU
Dr. Neumeister is responsible for finding external users for the system.
Dr. Ashim Gupta
Research Assistant Professor,
School of Medicine, SIU
Dr. Gupta is responsible for finding external users for the system.
Dr. Keqin Gu
Professor,
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Director of the PhD Program and New Program Development in the School of Engineering
Dr. Keqin Gu assists the steering committee in resolving MCAS-related conflicts.
Dr. Majid Molki
Professor and the Chair of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department.
Dr. Molki has significant experience in managing research laboratories. He assists the steering committee in developing sample flow management procedures as well as in developing user training materials.
Dr. Chris Gordon
Professor,
Construction Management and Associate Dean of the School of Engineering.
Dr. Gordon assists Dr. Onal in establishing and implementing a management plan with a designated account and user fees
Students
Shaida Kargarnovin
Graduate Student,
BS, Industrial Engineering, Sharif University, Iran.
Project Title: Selected Tasks Of Cleaning Occupation Comparison With And Without Participatory Ergonomic Approach
Ayperi Dos
Graduate Student,
BS, Industrial Engineering, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville.
Project Title:Gait Alterations in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder as Determined using a Motion Capture and Analysis System
Elif Daysal
Graduate Student,
BS, Industrial Engineering, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville.
Project Title: A Customized Decision Support Model to Improve Volleyball Players' Spike Jump
Somaiya Islam Khan
Graduate Student,
BS, Industrial and Production Engineering, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh.
Project Title: Effects of Obesity on Human Balance and Gait/Kinematic Changes
Mitchell Leefers
Undergraduate Student (Graduated- Fall 2018)
BS, Integrative Studies, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville.
Project Title: Pattern Recognition as a Running Gait Diagnostic Tool
