Title :
Optical tracking using commodity hardware
Author :
Hay, Simon ; Newman, Joseph ; Harle, Robert
Author_Institution :
Digital Technol. Group, Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge
Abstract :
We describe a method for using Nintendo Wii controllers as a stereo vision system to perform 3D tracking or motion capture in real time. Commodity consumer hardware allows a wireless, portable tracker to be created that obtains accurate results for a fraction of the cost of conventional setups. Consequently, tracking becomes viable in situations where cost or space were previously prohibitive. Initial results show an accuracy of plusmn2 mm over a large tracking volume.
Keywords :
motion compensation; optical tracking; stereo image processing; 3D tracking; Nintendo Wii controllers; commodity hardware; motion capture; optical tracking; stereo vision system; Control systems; Costs; Hardware; Infrared detectors; Infrared sensors; Light emitting diodes; Optical control; Optical filters; Optical sensors; Tracking; H.5.1 [Information Interfaces and Presentation]: Multimedia Information Systems—Artificial, augmented and virtual realities; I.4.1 [Image Processing and Computer Vision]: Digitization and Image Capture;
Conference_Titel :
Mixed and Augmented Reality, 2008. ISMAR 2008. 7th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Cambridge
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2840-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2859-5
DOI :
10.1109/ISMAR.2008.4637345
