An Improved Video-Based Computer Tracking System for Soft Biomaterials Testing

John Downs; Henry R. Halperin; Jay Humphrey; Frank Yin

doi:10.1109/10.58600

An Improved Video-Based Computer Tracking System for Soft Biomaterials Testing

John Downs, Henry R. Halperin, Jay Humphrey, Frank Yin

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We present an improved video-based computer system for on-line tracking of small markers moving in a plane. The system consists of a CCD camera, a video monitor, a dedicated 80386/20 microcomputer, a video frame grabber, and custom software. Up to four markers can be tracked at the 30-Hz video frame rate using a two-step, correlation-based search procedure. We discuss the requisite hardware and software requirements and illustrate how this tracking system can be used to collect strain data during biaxial stretching tests on planar soft tissues. Operating at 30 Hz, this system is an improvement over those previously reported, which are either slower or yield less information.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	903-907
Number of pages	5
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
Volume	37
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/10.58600
State	Published - Sep 1990

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