Kingston, ON / March 25th, 2024 / HAS-Motion is proud to announce the release of Sift, their first new product following the acquisition of software assets from C-Motion in January of this year. Sift is your “Ultimate Biomechanics Analysis Companion” and has been specifically designed to cater to researchers dealing with extensive motion capture data sets, offering flexibility and control over visualization and analysis of human motion data. By simplifying data processing, Sift empowers researchers worldwide to concentrate on the key aspects of their studies and efficiently share their discoveries.
Removing Barriers
Biomechanics is moving towards large data sets thanks to technologies such as markerless motion capture, inertial measurement units, and EMG sensors. The fundamental shift inspired us to create Sift, which simplifies the daunting task of handling and organizing large amounts of data. Where Visual3D gives users complete flexibility and control in their trial-level modelling, Sift ensures that researchers no longer feel overwhelmed by the prospect of analyzing extensive data sets, enhances the practical value of these large-scale data collection efforts.
All-In-One Application
Biomechanical researchers typically write code to collate, extract, view, and analyse their data using multiple software applications and tools. These between-application transfers aren’t always straightforward, make it more difficult for other researchers to reproduce analysis, and will become even more challenging as data sets become larger. By consolidating the entire process from data collation to result visualization in one platform, Sift allows researchers to find answers faster by focusing on their area of expertise without investing time and resources in writing their own code.
The Future of Biomechanics
Dubbed the breakthrough science of the 21st century, there is no doubt that biomechanics has the opportunity to improve how people live, work, and play around the world. HAS-Motion is confident that Sift will provide the field with a compact solution, delivering the necessary tools to provide researchers with clarity about their own analysis and enable more efficient collaboration. Sift has already sparked interest in current HAS-Motion customers who understand the value of their products and benefits that Sift will bring to their future endeavours.
Researchers are collecting larger motion capture data sets in health care, sports, and industrial design today. The need to efficiently manage these data sets is clear. Sift was designed to do exactly this, helping researchers derive valuable insights from their data and to better understand human motion.
“The arrival of big data in biomechanics will allow the community to answer new questions, but collection is only half the battle. The ability to curate large data sets is also key to unlocking their value,” says Scott Selbie, President of HAS-Motion. And this is not the end for development, with HAS-Motion looking forward to integrating new features such as automated outlier detection and video integration in the coming months.
