Manual Feature Engineering with 3D Motion Capture Data

plotMVNXData

This script was created to visualise and compare data from different segments recorded via the Xsens MVN system. Therefore several diagrams issued showing the development of acceleration, velocity and positions (regarding a global center) of different segments during the running time of the record. The diagrams are either showing the development of single components (X, Y, Z) of the plotted variables, or the calculated absolute vectors of these components. Some example outputs are shown below.

Usage and argument information for R/plotMVNXData:

Usage: R/plotMVNXData 
	[-[-help|h]] 
	[-[-verbose|v]] 
	[-[-inputfile|i] :character:] 
	[-[-outputdir|o] :character:] 
	[-[-segments|s] :character:] 
	[-[-min|a] [:integer:]] 
	[-[-max|b] [:integer:]] 
	[-[-colors|c] [:character:]] 
	[-[-format|f] [:character:]] 
	[-[-title|t] [:character:]]

Arguments without parameters:
  --help: show this information
  --verbose: activating informational output while parsing

Required arguments:
  --inputfile: mvnx file with 3D motion data
  --outputdir: directory to save images
  --segments: comma separated list of segment names to plot

Optional arguments:
  --colors: comma separated list of colors for each segment
  --format: format for output, one of bmp, jpg, pdf [default], png, ps, wmf
  --min: plot a section beginning at that time [in ms]  
  --max: plot a section ending at that time [in ms]  
  --title: one title for all the diagrams

Example output of R/plotMVNXData:

The global coordinate system achses are defined as follows:

  • X: pointing to the local magnetic north
  • Y: according to the right hand coordinates (pointing the west)
  • Z: pointing up

Comparison of Two Segments

The segments LeftFoot and RightFoot during several steps of a natural walk are shown in the gallery below.

Positions of RightFoot and LeftFoot in x, y and z direction. Note that the scales are the same.
Positions of RightFoot and LeftFoot in x, y and z direction. Note that the scales are the same.
Positions of RightFoot and LeftFoot in x, y and z direction. Note that the scales are different.
Positions of RightFoot and LeftFoot in x, y and z direction. Note that the scales are different.
Positions of RightFoot and LeftFoot in comparison with all other positions.
Positions of RightFoot and LeftFoot in comparison with all other positions.
Euclidian distance between the segments RightFoot and LeftFoot.
Euclidian distance between the segments RightFoot and LeftFoot.
Velocities of RightFoot and LeftFoot in x, y and z direction. Note that the scales are the same.
Velocities of RightFoot and LeftFoot in x, y and z direction. Note that the scales are the same.
Velocities of RightFoot and LeftFoot in x, y and z direction. Note that the scales are different.
Velocities of RightFoot and LeftFoot in x, y and z direction. Note that the scales are different.
Absolute velocity values of the segments RightFoot and LeftFoot.
Absolute velocity values of the segments RightFoot and LeftFoot.
Accelerations of RightFoot and LeftFoot in x, y and z direction. Note that the scales are the same.
Accelerations of RightFoot and LeftFoot in x, y and z direction. Note that the scales are the same.
Accelerations of RightFoot and LeftFoot in x, y and z direction. Note that the scales are different.
Accelerations of RightFoot and LeftFoot in x, y and z direction. Note that the scales are different.
Absolute acceleration values of the segments RightFoot and LeftFoot.
Absolute acceleration values of the segments RightFoot and LeftFoot.
Comparison between the absolute velocity values and the euclidian distances of the segments RightFoot and LeftFoot.
Comparison between the absolute velocity values and the euclidian distances of the segments RightFoot and LeftFoot.

Original call: ./calcStepLength --inputfile="../experiments/experiment1/walk10.mvnx" --outputdir="online/images/diagrams/walk10/" --segments="LeftFoot, RightFoot" --format="png" --title="walk10" --min="2000" --max="8200" --colors="blue, red, green, cyan, orange, darkblue, darkred"

Comparison of Three Segments

The segments LeftFoot, RightFoot and Pelvis during several steps of a natural walk are shown in the gallery below.

Please note that the comparison diagram for the absolute velocities with the euclidian distance between two segments only is available when two segments are compared.

Positions of Pelvis and RightFoot and LeftFoot in x, y and z direction. Note that the scales are the same.
Positions of Pelvis and RightFoot and LeftFoot in x, y and z direction. Note that the scales are the same.
Positions of Pelvis and RightFoot and LeftFoot in x, y and z direction. Note that the scales are different.
Positions of Pelvis and RightFoot and LeftFoot in x, y and z direction. Note that the scales are different.
Positions of Pelvis and RightFoot and LeftFoot in comparison with all other positions.
Positions of Pelvis and RightFoot and LeftFoot in comparison with all other positions.
Euclidian distance between the segments Pelvis and RightFoot.
Euclidian distance between the segments Pelvis and RightFoot.
Euclidian distance between the segments Pelvis and LeftFoot.
Euclidian distance between the segments Pelvis and LeftFoot.
Euclidian distance between the segments RightFoot and LeftFoot.
Euclidian distance between the segments RightFoot and LeftFoot.
Velocities of Pelvis and RightFoot and LeftFoot in x, y and z direction. Note that the scales are the same.
Velocities of Pelvis and RightFoot and LeftFoot in x, y and z direction. Note that the scales are the same.
Velocities of Pelvis and RightFoot and LeftFoot in x, y and z direction. Note that the scales are different.
Velocities of Pelvis and RightFoot and LeftFoot in x, y and z direction. Note that the scales are different.
Absolute velocity values of the segments Pelvis and RightFoot and LeftFoot.
Absolute velocity values of the segments Pelvis and RightFoot and LeftFoot.
Accelerations of Pelvis and RightFoot and LeftFoot in x, y and z direction. Note that the scales are the same.
Accelerations of Pelvis and RightFoot and LeftFoot in x, y and z direction. Note that the scales are the same.
Accelerations of Pelvis and RightFoot and LeftFoot in x, y and z direction. Note that the scales are different.
Accelerations of Pelvis and RightFoot and LeftFoot in x, y and z direction. Note that the scales are different.
Absolute acceleration values of the segments Pelvis and RightFoot and LeftFoot.
Absolute acceleration values of the segments Pelvis and RightFoot and LeftFoot.

Original call: ./calcStepLength --inputfile="../experiments/experiment1/walk10.mvnx" --outputdir="online/images/diagrams/walk-segments/" --segments="LeftFoot, RightFoot, Pelvis" --format="png" --title="walk-segments" --min="2000" --max="4800" --colors="blue, red, green, cyan, orange, darkblue, darkred"