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Table 4: Illustrating a motion language
The query will return the specifi c limb in which “Slow” was found. In the example,
the reply will be: Forearm, 1,5 where motion took 1 sec. to complete, and that position was
held for 5 units, i.e., 5 half seconds.
This is a very rudimentary example and is used only to illustrate the direction and fi rst
steps of a full motion language, which is beyond the scope of our current study.
When looking at the sequence of building blocks within the raw motion data, it is
possible to identify “measures”, i.e., recurring structures. In fact, these structures repre-
sent
motion words
. Every motion word can be recursively split into its original building
blocks. Moreover, it is possible to write motion economically by ascribing a code to each
measure, while noting the proportions and magnitudes of its components. In a well-defi ned
