IMU based motion capturing


hello,

this first post , i'm new whole arduino thing.
what want this:

http://www.youtube.com/embed/_a7e3g6uok8

the closest diy-project found far this:

http://www.youtube.com/embed/0ybk41p2wio

http://www.jpattillo.net/?page_id=72 corresponding website.

at beginning want focus on motion capturing, not feedback mechanism.

my idea realizing affordable motion capturing system looks this:

http://i.imgur.com/p5erx.jpg

in example use 3 imu or 2 imu in future use @ least 7 cover whole body.
this why think using i2c multiplexer avoid i2c adress issues.


i haven't thought coding, first want know wether possible side of hardware.


what think?

is possible? of course. easy? don't know.

my first concern how information needs passed , forth between imu , arduino. can data 7 imus fast need it?

if using pre-fabbed library, freeimu, can handle i2c mux? if not you'll have modify or write code. not impossible, maybe not trivial either.

how processing time needed crunch sensor data? processing 7 imus worth of data 100 times per second might arduino. how fast need update / log positions? golf swing, you'd want update pretty fast, other applications might not need fast updating.

how data needs sent out arduino pc or other device? serial link typically runs @ 9600 baud, pretty limiting. can run serial link faster, use ethernet or wifi, it's gonna take time , processing power data out wherever needs go. don't think limiting factor, worth thinking about.

in summary, don't think hardware prevent doing want, unless need fast updating. may end needing more 1 arduino when 7 imus, can started 1 , build go.


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