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  Racehorse lameness

  Lameness of racehorses is assessed at an early stage using 3 MT9s along the spine of the horse. At the trotting track of Cabourg (Normandy, France, see photograph) researchers affiliated with the Cirale measure the symmetry of the back of a trotter. Small differences in movement of the right diagonal stroke versus the left diagonal stroke are cau…

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  Killzone 2

  Developed by Guerrilla Games, Killzone 2 is the critically acclaimed first person shooter created exclusively for PLAYSTATION 3. The sequel brings players into a highly detailed, ultra-realistic theatre of war that truly leverages the processing power of the PS3 system.

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  WearIT@Work

  It might be assumed that dead reckoning approaches to pedestrian navigation could address the needs of first responders, including fire fighters. However, conventional pedestrian dead reckoning approaches with body-mounted motion sensors can fail when used with the irregular walking patterns typical of urban search and rescue missions.

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  Stroke patients

  Stroke affects approximately 100,000 people per year in the UK and can result in long term motor dysfunction. The qualities of differing therapies, to improve motor function, are rarely assessed quantitatively as gait analysis facilities are prohibitively costly, complex and inappropriate for everyday clinical use.

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  Extreme conditions

  The Xbus system was used in combination with several MT9s to collect 3D orientation data of body segments as well as 3D kinematics. To ensure a fully portable system, data was logged on a PocketPC device.

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