BTS SMART-D

High precision digital optical system for multifactor movement analysis

Up to 12 cameras

Up to 500 fps

BTS SMART-D is the new high resolution digital optical system that allows performance analysis of all types of movement with a level of precision and accuracy never before reached . BTS SMART-D improves the characteristics of the highly flexibile SMART Systems already appreciated by researchers throughout the world who require daily operation of an easy to configure and use system.
Due to its innovative architecture, the unsurpassable quality of its calibration system and new algorithms of three-dimensional reconstruction, SMART-D provides the most enhanced technology for capturing quick and sometimes imperceptible movements. The new digital TVC's are provided with more compact and powerful strobes to enlarge the working volume and to allow operation in all types of lighting conditions, including out door environments.
SMART-D is provided with SMART Analyzer, the robust software solution for biomechanical motion analysis, and is able to integrate kinematics data synchronously with information derived from analog devices (force platforms,
EMG, sensorized treadmill or other devices). SMART Analyzer allows customized protocols to automatically generate all the necessary data for a complete analysis
of the motion. The user has the capability of developing with ease and efficiency, customizable analysis protocols. The multimedia reports, configurable depending on need, can be printed, exported or shared on the web.
BTS SMART-D is the most advanced system for the research, athletics and industrial fields. Completeness, flexibility and accuracy make it unsurpassed for multifactor motion analysis in many application fields: Clinical and research biomechanics, Sports Applications, Robotics, Motor Science, Computer Graphics, Computer Vision, Virtual Reality, etc.

Main features:

Precision, velocity and accuracy
New digital cameras: assure an even clearer and noise-free signal. New hardware architecture: allow for higher frequency and resolution acquisitions and real time results.

Quicker and easier calibration
SMART-D is provided with the new bar calibration system THOR2 which allows for a quicker set-up time in critical situations, even with obstacles partially obscuring the camera’s field of vision.

Integrated software suite for biomechanical analysis of motion

Real-time visualization of signals of all integrated devices
3D kinematics reconstruction
Validated by international scientific community protocols
Tool for easy construction of analysis protocols
Multimedia customizable and web reporting

Integration with analog devices
Up to 64 analog channels to connect and synchronize signals coming from EMG’s, force platforms, sensorized treadmils, cycleergometers etc... for complete analysis of the movement.

New integrated workstation
Included in a single box is all the most advanced technology for the acquisition, elaboration and analysis of data. Based on Intel Xeon® architecture allowing direct control of the optical cameras, the video-based cameras and all the analog devices connected.

Accurate data synchronization for extended acquisitions
All the data collected by the system is sent in packets, with each containing a temporal reference of its creation in the acquisition (time-stamp). The system architecture, based on a single temporal line, allows correlating data which puts the received packets in the right sequence. In this way all the kinematics, kinetics,
electromyographic and video information will always be synchronized, even for long acquisitions.

Specifications:

Hardware

Max. numbers of cameras	up to 12 digital cameras
Frame rate	250Hz (up to 500Hz)
Resolution @ 250Hz	800x600 pixel
Accuracy	<0.2mm on a volume of 3x2x2m
Lenses	interchangeable, C-mount compatibile: from 4.5mm to 8mm (fixed focal lenght), 6-12mm (zoom)
Data output	Gigabit Ethernet
Power supply	by the workstation
Markers	passive and retro reflecting markers from 3 to 20 mm
Marker detection system	Enhanced Blob Analysis
Workstation	compact with on-board elaboration dual-core Intel® XEON® and PCI-X architecture
Included software	BTS SMART Suite

Main supported functionality:

kinematics and analog data acquisition
real-time visualization of all connected devices and their signals
quick calibration software; THOR2
kinematic 3D reconstruction and auto-labeling
trace visualization and editing
Open GL rendering
simplified customizable analysis protocols construction
calculus operators represented by objects
graphic representation by 3D rendering, 2D graphs and tables
compatibility with C3D, ASCII, Excel, and Matlab formats
customizable multimedia reports with data, text, graphs and video integration, visible via web
comparison of the data with normality classes or with statistic classes defined by user

Options:

Up to 64 channel analog acquisition board
Allows the integration with other analog devices by connecting them directly to the workstation. Manage up to 64 generic analog signals synchronized with the acquired signals (max acquisition frequency per channel 1kHz, resolution A/D 16bit)

Force platforms and EMG devices
Up to 4 multi-component force platforms (Kistler, AMTI, Bertec) complete with modular and multiconfigurable walkway. Easy integration with all BTS products such as the PocketEMG and FreeEMG).

Sensorized Treadmill
Integration of sensorized treadmill (MEDICAL development - Tecmachine), recording the treadmill speed. Ready to use protocols available.

BTS Video Acquisition System
Integrated System BTS Vixta for video acquisitions synchronized with kinematics, kinetics and electromyography data.

Ready to use protocol packet
Include clinical protocol internationally recognized (eg. Davis, Helen Hayes, Saflo, Auscan) and dedicated protocols for research, clinical and sport applications (upper limbs, posturography, jump analysis, spine analysis…).