FiMAN: A computer system for Finger Motion Analysis
This project, originally titled as “PROTOTIPO DE SISTEMA COMPUTARIZADO PARA EL ESTUDIO DEL DESARROLLO DE LA TÉCNICA BÁSICA PIANÍSTICA”, was created and submitted as a Thesis in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Computer Systems Bachellor’s degree at the Universidad Privada Boliviana. Afterwards, an article based on this project was written and published under the current title.
FiMAN is a computer system that allows capturing and visualizing finger and hand motion in 3D Polygon Mesh in real-time using a Leap Motion sensor. This system allows record, store and replay finger motion for post-mortem analysis (finger speed, position, range of movement) thanks to its modular architecture. This modularity includes visual, structural, analysis, statistical, sound, data capture and data management components that were developed using Java SDK.
As a Case Study, FiMAN was used as a tool for musical training, namely to evaluate certain aspects of piano technique through a virtual piano keyboard with a sound module. The real life usage of FiMAN, shows that the modularity and extensibility for its applicability has potential in different areas related to motion analysis.