Everything you need to run rigorous research with BEYOND 01 — from first setup to publication-ready data.
Complete user manual for the BEYOND 01 sensor system. Covers quick start, sensor attachment to shoes, LED indicator reference, charging and data upload workflow, Wi-Fi setup, reset procedure, safety and privacy guidelines, and a debug table for common issues.
View Manual ›Methodological considerations for multi-session, multi-site studies — standardizing measurement conditions across sites, managing sensor assignment across participants, handling missing data, and maintaining ecological validity over extended follow-up periods.
Read Guide ›The official user manual for the BEYOND 01 wearable motion capture system by Outer Motion. Covers everything from unboxing to advanced Wi-Fi configuration, including safety and compliance information.
Product: BEYOND 01 · Manufacturer: Outer Motion · Address: De Hems 10, 7522NL, Enschede, the Netherlands · Manual version: v0.1 [25-06-2026]
Longitudinal field studies can provide a more realistic view of human movement than single-session laboratory measurements. By enabling remote, repeated, and in-the-field movement capture, BEYOND 01 reduces the time burden of data collection for researchers and makes longer monitoring periods more feasible.
However, field studies also introduce new methodological challenges. Data may be collected across different days, locations, lighting conditions, surfaces, shoes, and user behaviours. To keep multi-session BEYOND 01 data consistent and publication-ready, researchers should define clear field protocols before data collection starts.
Participants should receive simple, repeatable instructions that can be followed without researcher supervision.
Longitudinal field studies require active data quality monitoring during the collection period, not only after the study is complete.
Good sensor management is essential for longitudinal comparability.
The protocol should match the research question. If the study aims to understand natural outdoor movement, avoid over-controlling participants with treadmill-like constraints. Standardize the key factors that matter for interpretation and document the remaining real-world variation as covariates.
BEYOND 01 is designed for outdoor daylight use, so session timing and lighting conditions should be planned accordingly. For public-space, team, clinical, or research data collection, prepare a brief participant information sheet and consent record before recording starts.