OpenCap - Musculoskeletal forces from smartphone videos.

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OpenCap is an open source software developed at Stanford University

View our manuscripts (here and here)

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Kinematics are automatically computed in the cloud now (source code here), and utilities for computing forces are available here.

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How it works

Step 01

Get OpenCap's iOS app

Our iOS app allows you to collect synchronous videos on iPods, iPhones, and iPads.

Step 02

Use OpenCap's secure web app to collect data

Our web app allows you to record videos and visualize motion data.

Step 03

Leverage OpenCap's cloud servers to compute motion and forces

Our algorithms automatically compute skeletal motion and musculoskeletal forces.

Step 04

Use OpenCap's utilities to process data

Our utilities allow you to post-process and visualize your data.

Key features

01

Low-cost and easy to use

  • No specialized hardware, software, or expertise required.
  • Only need 2 iOS devices.
  • Automated cloud computing.

02

Accurate motion and forces

  • Skeletal motion from a constrained biomechanical model.
  • Musculoskeletal forces from dynamic simulation.
  • Validated against marker-based motion capture and force plates.

03

Fast and portable

  • Setup in 5 minutes.
  • Collect data anywhere with internet.
  • Compute kinematics in minutes.

04

Secure

  • Compliant with Stanford University High Risk Data Cloud computing requirements.
  • All data are encrypted in transit and at rest.
  • Leverages AWS HIPAA compliant cloud computing.

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Team

Scott Uhlrich

Scott Uhlrich

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PhD

Research Engineer at Stanford University

Antoine Falisse

Antoine Falisse

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PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University

Łukasz Kidziński

Łukasz Kidziński

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PhD

Research Engineer at Stanford University

Carmichael Ong

Carmichael Ong

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PhD

Research Engineer at Stanford University

Matthew Petrucci

Matthew Petrucci

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PhD

Research Engineer at Stanford University

Alberto Casas Ortiz

Alberto Casas Ortiz

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Software Engineer at Stanford University

Jennifer Hicks

Jennifer Hicks

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PhD

Research Engineer at Stanford University

Scott Delp

Scott Delp

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PhD

Professor of bioengineering, mechanical engineering, and orthopaedic surgery at Stanford University