Xsens wins Innovation Award with Moven

NETHERLANDS - NOVEMBER 2007. The inertial motion capture suit Moven developed by Xsens Technologies B.V. has won the Overijssel Innovation Award 2007. The suit is based on Xsens' proven inertial sensor technology allowing total freedom of movement. The award-winning Moven is used for character animation in gaming and film industry, virtual reality applications e.g. in the defence industry and human movement analysis in rehabilitation or sports sciences.

The motivation of the jury is based on 'the proven successes', 'the innovative technology', 'the quality of the entrepreneurship' and 'the unique aspects of the product'. The jury was particularly impressed by the advantages of not being limited to a studio or lab: Moven can be used anywhere, outside as well as inside. Compared to other inertial MoCap systems, Moven is unique because it can capture any type of movement, including running, jumping, crawling, cartwheels even head spins. These revolutionary aspects of Moven, combined with the professional organization of Xsens led to the positive judgment of the jury.

Casper Peeters, CEO of Xsens was proud to receive the award: "It's a great honor to receive this innovation award, it is a recognition to the whole team."

More information about the award-winning product: www.moven.com.

About Moven
The Moven motion capture suit is an easy-to-use, cost efficient portable system for full-body human motion capture. Moven is based on unique, state-of-the-art miniature inertial sensors, biomechanical models and sensor fusion algorithms. Moven does not need external cameras, emitters or markers. It can thus be used outdoors as well as indoors, there are no restrictions for lighting, it does not suffer from problems of occlusion or missing markers. www.moven.com

About Xsens Technologies B.V.
Xsens is a leading developer and supplier of products for measurement of motion, orientation and position, based upon miniature MEMS inertial sensor technology. Xsens' small, low-cost and highly accurate 3D measurement units enable applications such as control, stabilization and navigation of unmanned vehicles, robots and other objects, as well as human motion capturing for character animation, training and simulation, and movement science. www.xsens.com