Program Overview

Program Overview

The university program in question is ELEMENTI DI ROBOTICA E SISTEMI DI MOTION CAPTURE, which translates to "Elements of Robotics and Motion Capture Systems." This program is offered by the University of Genoa, Italy, for the academic year 2025/2026.

Program Details

• Code: Not specified
• Academic Year: 2025/2026
• CFU (Crediti Formativi Universitari): 12 CFU for the second year of the INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA (Computer Science Engineering) course, code 8719 (L-8), based in Genova.
• Language: Italian
• Location: Genova

Modules

This program is composed of the following modules:

• ELEMENTI DI ROBOTICA MOD 1
• ELEMENTI DI ROBOTICA MOD 2
• SISTEMI DI MOTION CAPTURE

Educational Material

The educational material for this course is available on AULAWEB.

Presentation

Motion Capture (MoCap) is the process of recording human movement as a 3D digital model. It is used in various fields such as military, entertainment, art, sports, rehabilitation, medical applications, Virtual/Augmented/Mixed Reality, and robotics. This module introduces MoCap principles, technology, and practical lab group coursework using an industry-standard MoCap system.

Topics Covered

• Introduction: objectives and applications of Motion Capture (MoCap); describing and quantifying human movement; applications; history of MoCap
• Technologies: optical (passive, active); magnetic; exoskeleton; monkey; markerless
• Basic principles
• MoCap Production Pipeline: technology issues; marker placement; marker set; calibration; data post-processing and analysis
• Practical coursework using the Qualisys MoCap setup at InfoMus-Casa Paganini Research Centre

Objectives and Contents

Educational Objectives

Students will learn MoCap principles, technologies, and the methodology and techniques to record and analyze 3D human movement data. Students will participate in practical lab group coursework using the industry-standard Qualisys MoCap system available at the InfoMus-Casa Paganini research centre.

Prerequisites

Foundations of Computer Science

Teachers and Examination Board

• Teacher: Antonio Camurri
• Examination Board:
  • Antonio Camurri (President)
  • Eleonora Ceccaldi
  • Gualtiero Volpe (Supplemental President)