CODE 114593 ACADEMIC YEAR 2026/2027 CREDITS 12 cfu anno 2 INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA 11880 (L-8 R) - GENOVA 12 cfu anno 3 INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA 8719 (L-8) - GENOVA LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA MODULES Questo insegnamento è composto da: ELEMENTS OF ROBOTICS MOD 1 ELEMENTS OF ROBOTICS MOD 2 MOTION CAPTURE SYSTEMS OVERVIEW Motion Capture (MoCap) is the process of recording human movement as a 3D digital model. It is used in military, entertainment, art, sports, rehabilitation and medical applications, Virtual/Augmented/Mixed Reality, robotics. In film making and videogames it refers to recording the actions of human actors and using that information to animate digital character models in 2D or 3D computer animation. This module introduces MoCap principles, technology, and practical lab group coursework using an industry standard MoCap system. - Introduction: objectives and applications of Motion Capture (MoCap); Describing and quantify the human movement; Applications; history of MoCap - Technologies: optical (passive, active); magnetic; exoscheleton; monkey; markerless - Basic principles - MoCap Production Pipeline: technology issues; Marker placement; Marker set; Calibration; Data post-processing and analysis. - Practical courseworks using the Qualisys MoCap setup at InfoMus-Casa Paganini Research Centre. AIMS AND CONTENT TEACHING METHODS Students who hold valid certificates relating to Specific Learning Difficulties (SLD), disabilities or other educational needs are invited to contact the lecturer and the school’s disability liaison officer at the start of the course to agree on any teaching arrangements which, whilst respecting the course objectives, take into account individual learning styles. The contact details for the university’s disability liaison officer are available at the following link: https://unige.it/commissioni/comitatoperlinclusionedeglistudenticondisabilita. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD FRANCESCO WANDERLINGH Ricevimento: On the sidelines of the lectures or by appointment to be agreed by e-mail a few working days in advance. ANTONIO CAMURRI Ricevimento: In-person or online meetings on request by email to antonio.camurri@unige.it. Online meetings will be on the Teams class of the course, meetings in presence will be at InfoMus-Casa Paganini, Piazza S.Maria in Passione 34, www.casapaganini.org ANTONIO SGORBISSA LESSONS LESSONS START https://easyacademy.unige.it/portalestudenti/index.php?view=easycourse&_lang=it&include=corso Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy FURTHER INFORMATION Students with valid certifications for Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) may request accommodations for exams at least 7 days prior to the exam date by filling out the “accommodation request form” (available via online services at https://modulionline.unige.it/richiesta-adattamenti# no-back), which will be automatically forwarded by the system to the instructor in charge of the course and to the faculty liaison for students with disabilities and SLDs in their School/Department. The student will receive a copy of their request.
