Driving Innovation with Industry-Leading R&D

Movea®'s extensive and ongoing investment in R&D is a key differentiator in the motion marketplace. Movea has applied hundreds of man-years of research and development to the understanding and analysis of human motion, producing more than 350 patents and an arsenal of industry-leading motion technology. This commitment to R&D guarantees our customers a strong roadmap of next generation motion features.

In our R&D efforts we employ innovative data-fusion techniques, biomechanical knowledge, and extensive motion domain expertise. As a result, we have acquired—and can apply—a deep understanding of human motion derived from MEMS sensors, including gyroscopes, accelerometers, and magnetometers.

View our webcast that illustrates some of the issues and solutions in constructing motion-sensing applications.

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MotionLab

Launched in early 2008, MotionLab is a jointly operated venture between Movea and the French research institute CEA-LETI. Together, we are working to drive the further integration of motion technologies into everyday life, creating new markets and motion-aware applications.

Ongoing multi-partner R&D projects

Motion capture and application is a growing field, and Movea is actively involved in a number of innovative projects. In addition to Movea’s own internal R&D initiatives, the company participates in a number of multi-partner and multi-national R&D programs. Some of the things we are currently working on are:

  • Epilepsy monitoring:
    Using motion sensing to detect and characterize movement during nocturnal epileptic seizure activity
  • Personal energy expenditure:
    Creating tools for measuring energy expenditure, analyzing physical activity, and building customized activity programs
  • Pedestrian navigation:
    Developing a localization and guidance system based on wearable inertial sensors for use indoors, where GPS tracking is not possible
  • In-building guides:
    A combination of mobile technologies and augmented reality enabling a museum or exhibition guide that estimates the user's orientation and location in a context-rich environment.