Vicon Transforms Mocap with Intelligent Camera Platform & Tracker 3 for VR |
Vicon Vantage is an intelligent new camera platform designed to make motion capture accessible for a wider range of applications. Vicon says they sees demand for mocap beyond traditional uses such as creating characters in CG environments and sports biomechanics research to activities such as tracking robots and drones, sportswear design and immersive shopping experiences. |
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The Vantage equipment maintains Vicon’s 16 megapixel resolution, and includes re-engineered processing algorithms and updated tracking abilities, aiming to capture higher quality data. |
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The new iOS app Control was developed to prevent the user from being tied to the capture PC. Operators can work where and as required inside the capture volume, remotely change camera settings, calibrate and start and stop capture, turning what was traditionally a multiple crew setup into a one person job. By implementing touch sensitive commands, Vantage cameras can be selected and monitored in the Control app in real time. |
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Vicon Launches Tracker 3 for VRVicon has also updated their engineering object tracking software Tracker to version 3 to improve the quality and precision of data used in virtual reality experiences, and now includes native integration with MathWorksSimulink, a simulation and model-based design application. The upgrade aims to address conditions affecting the perception of realism and physical presence in an immersive environment. |
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Quality improvements in Tracker 3 focus on noise - inaccuracies found in typical tracking environments. While noise can be reduced by applying filters, this may increase latency, causing a delay between the object’s actual motion and the system response. Therefore, new computer vision algorithms in Tracker 3 capture a higher quality of data which then requires less filtering. For example, better data and reduced latency will enable engineers to take advantage of a heightened sense of immersion when using VR for product design. With greater tracking precision, virtual environments become more believable. |
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The Mathworks integration is expected to benefit robotic engineers and assist in the testing of robotic control systems and in ensuring robots move closer towards human qualities and movement. The Vicon data can be used to prototype the control system more efficiently. www.vicon.com |