by J.S. Day (Queen's University), D.J. Murdoch (Queen's University) and G.A. Dumas (Queen's University)
Magnetic tracking devices are commonly used in
biomechanics and kinesiology. Use of such
systems is restrained both by limitations in system
accuracy when a large volume of operation is
desired and by their inherent sensitivity to large
metallic objects. Use of a long range transmitters
can improve performance with regards to the first
limitation, but fails to overcome the second (Day et
al. 1998). In this abstract, a calibration method is
developed and tested on a Polhemus Fastrak ® with
a long range transmitter.
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