New film-based motion analysis system characterized by a data-matrix readout subsystem using CCD image processing

A new motion analysis system has been developed for the data reading of the film obtained from the applications of high speed photography. The system is composed of a step-motor driven high accuracy film transportation part, a data matrix readout subsystem employing CCD image processing technique, a high accuracy transparent electromagnetic digitizer, and a microcomputer with all the software packages of data reading, image catching and processing and object movement analyzing included.