Video tutorials

The following videos will guide you through some of the capabilities of BoB:

Introduction to BoB
Real time streaming
Open a BoB file
On-screen buttons
The graphics area
Time manipulation
Plotting data
Display trajectories
Tracking body segments

Introduction to BoB/Ergo
Text motion definition
Importing data into BoB
Instances
Velocity vectors
Display only selected joints
Distances and angles
Local co-ordinate systems
Visualisation bars
BoB overview

Installing BoB
Text force definition
Images and videos
Joint angles
Forces and torques
Muscle editor
Muscle forces
EMG signals
Synchronised video

Introduction to BoB:

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Introduction to BoB/Ergo:

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Installing BoB:

This video shows how to install BoB on a PC and a Mac.

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Importing data into BoB:

This video shows how to read data into BoB.

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Text motion definition:

Motion data can be read from a text file.

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Text force definition:

Force data can be read from a text file.

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Real time streaming:

Motion data can be real-time streamed into BoB from Xsens MVN Analyze.

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Opening a BoB file:

This video shows how to open a file which has previously been created by BoB.

NB all BoB files have the extension “.BoB”.

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Manipulating the graphics area:

This video shows how to change the view of the subject in BoB.

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Manipulating time:

BoB has tools to manipulate time!

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Using the on-screen buttons:

The BoB graphics area contains buttons for frequently used functions.

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Displaying trajectories:

The paths of body segments or any point on the skeleton can be displayed.

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Tracking the body or a body segment:

The viewing position can be automatically moved to track the subject or a body segment.

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Displaying velocity vectors:

BoB can display the velocity vectors of any points on the skeleton.

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Displaying instances:

BoB can display multiple copies of the subject.

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Displaying only selected joints:

BoB can display a subset of the body’s segments, joints and muscles.

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Displaying distances and angles:

The distance between any two points on the skeleton can be plotted and the angle between any three points.

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Displaying joint angles:

Joint angles can be illustrated in the graphics area and plotted.

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Plotting style:

BoB can plot data in a broad range of styles.

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Generating images and videos:

BoB can generate images and videos.

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Displaying local co-ordinate systems:

BoB can display local co-ordinate systems.

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Displaying visualisation bars:

Visualisation bars assist in the assessment of the orientation of the body segments.

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Displaying forces and torques:

BoB can display and plot the forces and torques external and internal to the body.

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Muscle editor:

BoB contains an editor which enables you to add, modify and delete muscles.

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Displaying muscle forces:

BoB can display and plot information relating to the muscles’ forces and other metrics.

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Displaying EMG signals:

BoB can display and plot EMG signals with BoB/EMG.

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Displaying synchronised video:

BoB can display a video synchronised to action on the graphics area.

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Overview of functions and applications:

This video shows an overview of some of BoB’s functionality and applications.

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