Algorithm design and prototype of a low-cost electromagnetic inductance real-time 6D-tracker

Author

Sakurada, Takeshi ; Atoda, Oichi ; Nakagawa, Masaki ; Kiyokawa, Kiyoshi

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Tokyo Univ. of Agric. & Technol., Japan

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

726

Lastpage

732

Abstract

Real-time 6D-trackers based on electromagnetic inductance sensing have previously employed 3-axis coaxial direct current coils for both transmission and reception. Here, with the objective of a low-cost, practical system, we discuss a position-calculating algorithm for an electromagnetic inductance real-time 6D-tracker that employs two 1-axis coils and one 3-axis coil and describe the construction of a prototype system. This system has the potential of realizing a real-time 6D-tracker that costs several hundred dollars. It is expected that the measurement range and accuracy will be improved by increasing the number of transmitting coils, and we think it useful making 3D virtual common space by network at low-cost. We show the experimental system of an electronic white board

Keywords

coils; electric sensing devices; electromagnetic induction; magnetic sensors; tracking; 1-axis coils; 3-axis coaxial direct current coils; 3D virtual common space; EM inductance real-time 6D-tracker; algorithm design; electromagnetic inductance sensing; electronic white board; low-cost 6D-tracker; measurement accuracy; measurement range; position-calculating algorithm; prototype system; receiving coil; transmitting coils; Algorithm design and analysis; Coaxial components; Coils; Costs; Electromagnetic induction; Electromagnetic measurements; Extraterrestrial measurements; Inductance; Prototypes; Real time systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Information Networking, 2001. Proceedings. 15th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Beppu City, Oita

Print_ISBN

0-7695-0951-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICOIN.2001.905555

Filename

905555