Fakultät für Informatik

Lehrstuhl für Echtzeitsystemeund Robotik

Technische Universität München

Supervisor:Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll

Advisor:M. Sc. Alejandro Mendoza G.Dr. Ulrich Schreiber

Research project:Biofeedback

Type:MA,BA

Research area:Biomedical, SoftwareEngineering, Gaming, Sensors

Programming language:C++,C

Required skills:C++ or C#, 3d Design

Language:English

Date of submission:20. März 2012

For more information pleasecontact us:

Phone: +49.89.1218.3710

E-Mail: mendozag@in.tum.de

Internet: www6.in.tum.de

Kinect integration into a biofeedback systemfor children under rehabilitation.

Background

This project is done in collaboration with the German Heart Center and Sony. The goal ofthe project is to research and develop systems that help children with heart disorders torecover physical fitness after having an operative treatment. The system uses electronicgames to help motivate the children to perform exercise. Playing games will cause thechildren to perform moves that are supporting the rehabilitation process. The patientsphysical engagement is measured by biomedical sensors and used for controlling theintensity and frequency of moves that are stressed by playing the game.

Description

The objective of this project is to use Kinect together with the windows SDK developmentframework for the detection of body movement and posture. This information will beintegrated into the biofeedback system together with the data obtained from differentsensors. Programming skills are required, experience in 3d and Qt is advisable.

This project is to be developed at the Experimental Heart Surgery Lab of the GermanHeart Center. (Lazarettstr. 62)

References

• Microsoft Kinekt: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/kinectforwindows/

• German Heart Center: http://www.dhm.mhn.de/