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Development of a Tracking Dual-plane Fluoroscope for assessing musculoskeletal and orthopaedic kinematics: Implementation of a real-time tracking system – evaluation and testing
Development of a Tracking Dual-plane Fluoroscope for assessing musculoskeletal and orthopaedic kinematics:
Implementation of a real-time tracking system – evaluation and testing
**Background**
The Dual-plane tracking Fluoroscope (DuoFluo) project is a flagship project for the Interdisciplinary Master Project Platform (IMPP; www.link.XXXXX), 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**
As the actual field of view in a dual plane fluoroscope system is very limited, a high-frequency, real time tracking system needs to be implemented. The best sensors to track the desired body part accurately needs to be evaluated. Through consideration of the system’s weight and available power, the tracking system should be able to accurately identify the movement of human segments with minimal delay and high frequency (also avoiding conflicts with other measurement systems) – in order to provide sufficient feedback for system behaviour.
**Position**
6-month Master Thesis for ITET/MAVT student or similar
**Tasks**
10 % Literature review
40 % Evaluation of the optimum sensor system
40 % Construction of a test setup
10 % Preparation of report and presentation
**Skills**
- Experience in using different sensors to get real-time feedback
- 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; www.link.XXXXX), 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**
As the actual field of view in a dual plane fluoroscope system is very limited, a high-frequency, real time tracking system needs to be implemented. The best sensors to track the desired body part accurately needs to be evaluated. Through consideration of the system’s weight and available power, the tracking system should be able to accurately identify the movement of human segments with minimal delay and high frequency (also avoiding conflicts with other measurement systems) – in order to provide sufficient feedback for system behaviour.
**Position**
6-month Master Thesis for ITET/MAVT student or similar
**Tasks**
10 % Literature review
40 % Evaluation of the optimum sensor system
40 % Construction of a test setup
10 % Preparation of report and presentation
**Skills**
- Experience in using different sensors to get real-time feedback
- The successful candidate will be required to work closely in an interdisciplinary team, and should therefore possess excellent communication skills
The aim of this part of the project is to implement a sensor system, which can be new or based on already in the lab integrated ones. With this system, tracking and following a specific part of the human body needs to be possible in real time.
The aim of this part of the project is to implement a sensor system, which can be new or based on already in the lab integrated ones. With this system, tracking and following a specific part of the human body needs to be possible in real time.
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