{"ID":2839110,"CreatedAt":"2026-06-01T04:54:23.091178241Z","UpdatedAt":"2026-06-01T04:54:23.091178241Z","DeletedAt":null,"paper_url":"https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.16418","arxiv_id":"2511.16418","title":"End-to-End Motion Capture from Rigid Body Markers with Geodesic Loss","abstract":"Marker-based optical motion capture (MoCap), while long regarded as the gold standard for accuracy, faces practical challenges, such as time-consuming preparation and marker identification ambiguity, due to its reliance on dense marker configurations, which fundamentally limit its scalability. To address this, we introduce a novel fundamental unit for MoCap, the Rigid Body Marker (RBM), which provides unambiguous 6-DoF data and drastically simplifies setup. Leveraging this new data modality, we develop a deep-learning-based regression model that directly estimates SMPL parameters under a geodesic loss. This end-to-end approach matches the performance of optimization-based methods while requiring over an order of magnitude less computation. Trained on synthesized data from the AMASS dataset, our end-to-end model achieves state-of-the-art accuracy in body pose estimation. Real-world data captured using a Vicon optical tracking system further demonstrates the practical viability of our approach. Overall, the results show that combining sparse 6-DoF RBM with a manifold-aware geodesic loss yields a practical and high-fidelity solution for real-time MoCap in graphics, virtual reality, and biomechanics.","short_abstract":"Marker-based optical motion capture (MoCap), while long regarded as the gold standard for accuracy, faces practical challenges, such as time-consuming preparation and marker identification ambiguity, due to its reliance on dense marker configurations, which fundamentally limit its scalability. To address this, we intro...","url_abs":"https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.16418","url_pdf":"https://arxiv.org/pdf/2511.16418v1","authors":"[\"Hai Lan\",\"Zongyan Li\",\"Jianmin Hu\",\"Jialing Yang\",\"Houde Dai\"]","published":"2025-11-20T14:43:05Z","proceeding":"cs.CV","tasks":"[\"cs.CV\",\"cs.HC\"]","methods":"[]","has_code":false}