Research Article

Validity and Reliability of Upper Limb Functional Assessment Using the Microsoft Kinect V2 Sensor

Table 2

The upper arm and torso anatomical segment coordinate systems for the Kinect V2 system.

NameDefinition

TorsoOriginSpineShoulder
XUnit vector perpendicular to two vectors (Y and the vector from ShoulderRight to ShoulderLeft)
YUnit vector going from SpineMid to SpineShoulder
ZUnit vector defined by the -axis and the -axis to create a right-hand coordinate system

Right upper armOriginThe elbow joint center (ElbowRight)
XUnit vector perpendicular to the -axis and the -axis, pointing anteriorly
YUnit vector going from the elbow joint center to the shoulder joint center (ElbowRight to ShoulderRight)
ZUnit vector perpendicular to the plane formed by the -axis of the upper arm and the long-axis vector of the forearm