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Development of a Tracking Dual-plane Fluoroscope for assessing musculoskeletal and orthopaedic kinematics: DuoFluo Operating System
Development of a Tracking Dual-plane Fluoroscope for assessing musculoskeletal and orthopaedic kinematics:
DuoFluo Operating System
**Background**
The Dual-plane tracking Fluoroscope (DuoFluo) project is a flagship project for the Interdisciplinary Master Project Platform (IMPP) that will employ the interdisciplinary expertise of Master students from HEST, MAVT, ITET and INFK. The idea is to create a tracking dual-plane video-fluoroscope for the accurate real-time assessment of 3D kinematics of natural, pathological or implanted joints in vivo and during complete cycles of a wide range of functional activities, including low- and high-speed motion, all while the subject is moving freely. Utilising considerable sponsorship and funding, the aim is to design and eventually build the large, high-speed tracking device in a collaborative effort across departments in a project that allows combined supervision and grading of Master theses working together to achieve a unique and clinically relevant measurement technology.
**Project**
To efficiently measure the skeletal motion of human joints during different activities of daily living, a robust, reliable, and user-friendly operating system for driving the DuoFluo is critical. The aim of this project is therefore to create user software (probably Labview) to interface with and integrate the real-time data delivered from the different sensors, cameras, and algorithms, to provide system control, including accurate system and subject calibration processes, and measurement protocols. Importantly, safety aspects and emergency stop procedures need to be included in this user-friendly and robust user interface software.
**Position**
6-month Master Thesis for INFK student or similar
**Tasks**
20 % Understanding currently available control algorithms (driveway, z-axis, tracking system)
for first generation fluoroscope
60 % Design and implementation of a user-friendly measurement and control software that
inherently includes safety procedures.
10 % Implementation of calibration tasks
10 % Preparation of report and presentation
**Skills**
- Experience with programming a user software (probably Labview)
- The successful candidate will be required to work closely in an interdisciplinary team, and should therefore possess excellent communication skills
**Background** The Dual-plane tracking Fluoroscope (DuoFluo) project is a flagship project for the Interdisciplinary Master Project Platform (IMPP) that will employ the interdisciplinary expertise of Master students from HEST, MAVT, ITET and INFK. The idea is to create a tracking dual-plane video-fluoroscope for the accurate real-time assessment of 3D kinematics of natural, pathological or implanted joints in vivo and during complete cycles of a wide range of functional activities, including low- and high-speed motion, all while the subject is moving freely. Utilising considerable sponsorship and funding, the aim is to design and eventually build the large, high-speed tracking device in a collaborative effort across departments in a project that allows combined supervision and grading of Master theses working together to achieve a unique and clinically relevant measurement technology.
**Project**
To efficiently measure the skeletal motion of human joints during different activities of daily living, a robust, reliable, and user-friendly operating system for driving the DuoFluo is critical. The aim of this project is therefore to create user software (probably Labview) to interface with and integrate the real-time data delivered from the different sensors, cameras, and algorithms, to provide system control, including accurate system and subject calibration processes, and measurement protocols. Importantly, safety aspects and emergency stop procedures need to be included in this user-friendly and robust user interface software.
**Position**
6-month Master Thesis for INFK student or similar
**Tasks** 20 % Understanding currently available control algorithms (driveway, z-axis, tracking system) for first generation fluoroscope
60 % Design and implementation of a user-friendly measurement and control software that inherently includes safety procedures.
10 % Implementation of calibration tasks
10 % Preparation of report and presentation
**Skills**
- Experience with programming a user software (probably Labview)
- The successful candidate will be required to work closely in an interdisciplinary team, and should therefore possess excellent communication skills
The aim of this software development is to create a single robust and user-friendly operating system to drive the DuoFluo. It should provide an efficient method to integrate the data acquisition, tracking and control processes, and provide the user with full system control in an easy-to-use software interface. In addition to maintaining a close overview of safety procedures, the system should also allow system and subject specific calibration.
The aim of this software development is to create a single robust and user-friendly operating system to drive the DuoFluo. It should provide an efficient method to integrate the data acquisition, tracking and control processes, and provide the user with full system control in an easy-to-use software interface. In addition to maintaining a close overview of safety procedures, the system should also allow system and subject specific calibration.
As a flagship project of the new Interdisciplinary Master Project Platform (IMPP), there are a number of considerations and regulations that need to be respected. Each student participating in an IMPP project needs to be graded individually and competently from a Professor with the appropriate background (i.e. from the student’s home department). As a result, each student needs to ensure that a cooperating Prof from their home department would be happy to allow their participation in this project, as well as co-supervise (advise when needed), and help grade the student’s work.
Project contacts are as follows:
Laboratory for Movement Biomechanics: http://movement.ethz.ch/
Project leader: Dr. Renate List: rlist@hest.ethz.ch
Supervisor: Stefan Plüss: pluesss@hest.ethz.ch
Professor: Prof. Dr. William R. Taylor: taylorb@ethz.ch
As a flagship project of the new Interdisciplinary Master Project Platform (IMPP), there are a number of considerations and regulations that need to be respected. Each student participating in an IMPP project needs to be graded individually and competently from a Professor with the appropriate background (i.e. from the student’s home department). As a result, each student needs to ensure that a cooperating Prof from their home department would be happy to allow their participation in this project, as well as co-supervise (advise when needed), and help grade the student’s work.
Project contacts are as follows:
Laboratory for Movement Biomechanics: http://movement.ethz.ch/
Project leader: Dr. Renate List: rlist@hest.ethz.ch
Supervisor: Stefan Plüss: pluesss@hest.ethz.ch
Professor: Prof. Dr. William R. Taylor: taylorb@ethz.ch