New Data Glove Works with Optical Motion Capture Systems

Measurand, Inc. – New high sensor data glove seamlessly integrates with Vicon, Motion Analysis and other motion capture systems to capture complete hand and finger movement with full body motion-capture.

The 40 sensor ShapeHand motion capture glove, directly integrates with Vicon, Motion Analysis and other optical marker based motion-capture systems via Alias MotionBuilder Pro. Please go to http://www.measurand.com/videos/ShapeHand_with_OS.avi to see a video of the occlusion-free ShapeHand motion capture glove working in real-time with a Vicon motion capture system.

In addition to integrating with other motion capture systems and technologies, ShapeHand seamlessly integrates with ShapeWrap II, Measurand’s own full body motion capture system. For more information about ShapeHand and ShapeWrap II please visit http://www.measurand.com .

About ShapeWrap II
ShapeWrap II, the flexible and adaptable motion capture system from Measurand. A great improvement over rigid exoskeletons, ShapeWrap II offers a mocap system based on ShapeTapes that flex. By conforming to limbs instead of following rigid paths, ShapeWrap II moves with the body to capture fine details of shape on a wide variety of body types. ShapeWrap II is field portable, wireless and durable. Individual tapes from ShapeWrap II may be used as multi-variable 6DOF input devices for digital content creation.

Measurand's ShapeWrap motion capture systems are currently being targeted to the academic markets of 3D animation and game development. ShapeWrap's unique features and benefits are catapulting it to leader in motion capture training systems.

About ShapeHand
ShapeHand is a wireless, portable and lightweight hand motion-capture system of flexible ribbon sensors that are not physically built into gloves but rather attach to virtually any glove and hand size. ShapeHand is not hand specific, its independent glove design enables it for use on left or right hands, and makes it possible to get an exact fit, allows disposal of worn-out gloves, and avoid wearing the same glove that you and others have perspired in and dirtied.

Built on the same adaptable platform and ShapeTape technology as the ShapeWrap II motion capture system, ShapeHand works with Maya, XSI, LightWave, 3D Studio Max and Character Studio, Alias MoCap, Motion Builder and Motion Builder Pro, and JACK.

Applications for ShapeHand include, but are not limited to 3D animation, virtual reality, puppeteering, tele-robitics, motion analysis, 3D input, gesture recognition, CAD and MRI.

About Measurand
No newcomer to motion capture and animation, Measurand Inc. is partnered with a number of 3D software developers and has been developing hardware tools and plug-ins for animators and their 3D packages. Measurand, incorporated in 1993, manufactures and sells shape sensors and shape-sensing arrays to a variety of markets including automotive safety, entertainment, education, and research worldwide.

Measurand pioneered the use of 3D flexible arrays of distributed sensors and specializes in quality manufacture of flexible 1D, 2D, and 3D measuring systems based on fiber optics and other technologies. All Measurand sensors are complete, requiring no knowledge of optical technology or addition of electronics for their operation. Measurand's 2D and 3D sensors measure shape as a data set of positions and orientations along a curve or throughout an area or volume. Our powerful hardware and software products enable the measurement and control of shapes from static poses to high-speed events, in applications as diverse as virtual reality and geo-science.

Contact Information
Robin Palmer
Measurand Inc
Tel: +1(506) 462-9119
Email: robin@measurand.com
www.measurand.com

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