Sensing Rhythm: Synchronizing Auditory Feedback and Movement

This thesis explores auditory feedback, designed around the ability of people to entrain their movements with a rhythm. Phase denotes the progression through a movement and thus tracking phase tracks progression through a movement. We show how to track phase using sensors and develop a novel visual synchronization system that works with RGB-depth cameras. We use phase tracking to produce auditory feedback that is synchronized with a user. Applications to walking, running, cycling and speed skating demonstrate the methods and thirteen speed skating athletes test the robustness and provide qualitative feedback of two of our synchronous auditory feedback systems.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Computer Science

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Graduate Studies

Year dc:date.issued

2016

Author dc:creator

• Godbout, Andrew Joseph

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Boyd, Jeffrey

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Samavati, Faramarz Famil
• Katz, Larry

• Computer Science

Statement dc:rights

• University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.

Language dc:language.iso

eng

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27750

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:ucalgary.scholaris.ca:11023/3157