Tools for Time and Motion Studies

Triangle Research Collaborative, Inc. (TRC) has been serving the research community for over 20 years, providing complete data collection, analysis and management solutions for observational studies. The company's Observational Coding System Tools (OCS Tools) combine an integrated array of software and hardware that can be customized for time and motion studies, usability tests, and other investigations requiring the most advanced data collection tools and techniques.

TRC offers a full range of products and services for researchers:
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  • OCS Tools aids and enhances data collection, data analysis and record management functions for professional research applications.
  • Other OCS Tools such as the Video Editing System (VES) and OCS-Digital Video-1394 Control (requires the IEEE 1394/Firewire interface) provide comprehensive, convenient and flexible methods for recording observations and editing videos.
  • OCS hardware tools such as the TRC's PC-Video Commander Card (PC-VC), Audio box, digital video cards and a variety of available audio-video technology facilitate data synchronization, remote control of digital or analog video technology and various configurations of customized inputs from eye tracking or keyboard capture systems directly into a computer.
  • TRC will design and implement unique video recording and observation environments tailored to your specific needs, along with offering both no-cost and supplemental customer support and training packages.