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. 2017 Oct 25;32(4):1840–1857. doi: 10.1007/s00464-017-5873-6

Table 2.

Motion analysis features (MAFs)

Sensor type Motion analysis features
Time (calculation time: 0.03 s) Total trial time
Inverse of trial time
Inverse square of trial time
Square of trial time
Square root of trial time
Tool tip visibility (calculation time: 0.33 s) Time inside camera view
Time outside camera view
Time visible/(time visible + time not visible)
Grip (calculation time: 0.57 s) Velocity
 (Peaks ≥ 5°/s)/trial time
 (Peaks ≥ 10°/s)/trial time
 (Peaks ≥ 20°/s)/trial time
 Time v = 0
 Time v > 0
 Time v = 0/(time v = 0 + time v > 0)
Acceleration
 (Peaks ≥ 100°/s2)/trial time
 Time a = 0
 Time a > 0
 Time a = 0/(time a = 0 + time a > 0)
Tip motion (calculation time: 12.43 s) Linear path
 X, Y, and Z path lengths (for each tool)
 Total path length (for each tool)
 Path range (for each tool)
 Ratios of values from each tool
Angular paths
 Roll, elevation, and azimuth angular path lengths (for each tool)
 Total angular path length (for each tool)
 Angular path range (for each tool)
 Ratios of values from each tool
Average linear speed
 Vx a, Vy a, and Vz a (for each tool)
 Total average speed (for each tool)
 Ratios of values from each tool
Instantaneous linear velocity
 Vx i, Vy i, and Vz i (for each tool)
 Max, min, and std. dev. of each value (for each tool)
 Ratios of values from each tool
 (Peaks ≥ 2 cm/s)/trial time
 (Peaks ≥ 5 cm/s)/trial time
 (Peaks ≥ 10 cm/s)/trial time
 (Peaks ≥ 100 cm/s)/trial time
Average angular speed
ωx a, ωy a, and ωz a (for each tool)
 Total average speed (for each tool)
 Ratios of values from each tool
Instantaneous angular velocity
ωx i, ωy i, and ωz i (for each tool)
 Max, min, and std. dev. of each value (for each tool)
 Ratios of values from each tool
 (Peaks ≥ 1°/s)/trial time
 (Peaks ≥ 10°/s)/trial time
 (Peaks ≥ 20°/s)/trial time
 (Peaks ≥ 200°/s)/trial time
Average linear acceleration
 ax a, ay a, and az a (for each tool)
 Total average speed (for each tool)
 Ratios of values from each tool
 Ratios of values from each tool
Instantaneous linear acceleration
 ax i, ay i, and az i (for each tool)
 Max, min, and std. dev. of each value (for each tool)
 Ratios of values from each tool
 (Peaks ≥ 10 cm/s2)/trial time
 (Peaks ≥ 100 cm/s2)/trial time
 (Peaks ≥ 1000 cm/s2)/trial time
  (Peaks ≥ 10,000 cm/s2)/trial time
Average angular acceleration
αx a, αy a, and αz a (for each tool)
 Total average speed (for each tool)
 Ratios of values from each tool
Instantaneous angular acceleration
αx i, αy i, and αz i (for each tool)
 Max, min, and std. dev. of each value (for each tool)
 Ratios of values from each tool
 (Peaks ≥ 50°/s2)/trial time
 (Peaks ≥ 100°/s2)/trial time
 (Peaks ≥ 1000°/s2)/trial time
 (Peaks ≥ 10,000°/s2)/trial time