Motion tracking system
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1. A method for tracking a motion of a body comprising:
- obtaining two types of measurements associated with the motion of the body, one of the types comprising acoustic measurement;
updating an estimate of either an orientation or a position of the body based on one of the two types of measurement; and
updating the estimate based on the other of the two types of measurements.
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Abstract
Tracking a motion of a body by obtaining two types of measurements associated with the motion of the body, one of the types including acoustic measurement. An estimate of either an orientation or a position of the body is updated based on one of the two types of measurement, for example based on inertial measurement. The estimate is then updated based on the other of the two types of measurements, for example based on acoustic ranging. The invention also features determining range measurement to selected reference devices that are fixed in the environment of the body.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for tracking a motion of a body comprising:
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obtaining two types of measurements associated with the motion of the body, one of the types comprising acoustic measurement;
updating an estimate of either an orientation or a position of the body based on one of the two types of measurement; and
updating the estimate based on the other of the two types of measurements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An apparatus for tracking motion of a body comprising:
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two sensor systems configured respectively to obtain two types of measurements associated with motion of the body, one of the types comprising acoustic measurement; and
a processor coupled to the two sensor systems and configured to update an estimate of wither an orientation or a position of the body based on one of the two types of measurement, and to update the estimate based on the other of the two types of measurement.
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6. A tracking device comprising:
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a sensor system including an inertial sensor; and
a set of one or more acoustic sensors rigidly coupled to the inertial sensor; and
a processor programmed to perform the functions of accepting inertial measurements from the inertial sensor;
updating a location estimate and an orientation estimate of the sensor system using the accepted inertial measurements;
selecting one of a plurality of acoustic reference devices;
accepting an acoustic range measurement related to the distance between the sensor system and the selected acoustic reference device;
updating the location estimate and the orientation estimate using the accepted range measurement. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for tracking the motion of a body including:
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selecting one of a plurality of reference devices;
transmitting a control signal to the selected reference device;
receiving an range measurement signal from the reference device;
accepting a range measurement related to a distance to the selected reference device; and
updating a location estimate or an orientation estimate of the body using the accepted range measurement. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. Software stored on a computer readable medium comprising instructions for causing a computer to perform the functions of:
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selecting one of a plurality of reference devices;
transmitting a control signal to the selected reference device;
receiving an range measurement signal from the reference device;
accepting a range measurement related to a distance to the selected reference device; and
updating a location estimate or an orientation estimate of the body using the accepted range measurement.
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14. A tracking system comprising:
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an acoustic reference system including a plurality of acoustic reference devices; and
a tracking device including a sensor system including an inertial sensor and a set of one or more acoustic sensors rigidly coupled to the inertial sensor, and a processor programmed to perform the functions of accepting inertial measurements from the inertial sensor, updating a location estimate and an orientation estimate of the sensor system using the accepted inertial measurements, selecting one of a plurality of acoustic reference devices, accepting an acoustic range measurement related to the distance between the sensor system and the selected acoustic reference device, and updating the location estimate and the orientation estimate using the accepted range measurement. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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