System and method for distortion reduction in an electromagnetic tracker
First Claim
1. An improved electromagnetic tracking system, the system comprising:
- a transmitter for transmitting a signal;
a receiver for receiving the signal from the transmitter, said transmitter and receiver for use in tracking an object; and
a distortion handling system for analyzing a distortion characteristic of the object.
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Abstract
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for distortion analysis and reduction in an electromagnetic tracker. Certain embodiments of the system include a tracking analysis unit for analyzing a tracking behavior of an instrument and a tracking modification unit for compensating for the tracking behavior of the instrument. The tracking modification unit may compensate for the tracking behavior of the instrument by adjusting the tracking behavior of the instrument. The tracking modification unit may also compensate for the tracking behavior of the instrument by adjusting a tracking system for tracking the instrument. The tracking analysis unit may test the adjusted tracking behavior of the instrument. In an embodiment, the tracking analysis unit generates a map and/or a model of a distortion characteristic of the instrument. The distortion characteristic may be a magnetic field. The distortion handling system is a computer simulated distortion handling system.
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26 Claims
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1. An improved electromagnetic tracking system, the system comprising:
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a transmitter for transmitting a signal;
a receiver for receiving the signal from the transmitter, said transmitter and receiver for use in tracking an object; and
a distortion handling system for analyzing a distortion characteristic of the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A distortion handling system, the system comprising:
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a tracking analysis unit for analyzing a tracking behavior of an instrument; and
a tracking modification unit for compensating for the tracking behavior of the instrument. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A virtual tracking system, the system comprising:
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an object simulation module for simulating an object to be tracked; and
a simulation toolset for analyzing at least one distortion characteristic of the object, the simulation toolset capable of generating distortion information for the object based on the at least one distortion characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for distortion analysis in an electromagnetic tracking system, the method comprising:
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measuring a tracking behavior of an object; and
analyzing the tracking behavior of the object to determine a distortion effect. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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