John James Marshall thesis.pdf - OpenAIR @ RGU - Robert Gordon ...

object scanned. The collected data can then be used to construct digital, threedimensional
models useful for a wide variety of applications.
Computer-generated imagery (CGI) is the application of 3D computer graphics
as used in special effects, simulators, visualisation and printed media.
A global positioning system receiver (GPS) can determine its location, speed and
direction by receiving information from an array of satellites.
A microcontroller is a chip that contains a processor ROM or flash memory,
RAM memory, a clock and an input-output control unit. A microcontroller is
designed for a specific task for example to control a particular system.
Motion Capture is a technique of digitally recording movements. Markers are
placed on or near each of a performer’s joints. The relative positions, angles,
velocities, and accelerations are then recorded as animation data. In McLundie
(2006) recent advances in haptic input technologies that afford more direct
manipulation of models in 3D space are documented.
Radio frequency identification (RFID) is a data collection technology that uses
electronic tags for storing data.
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