10 Maret 2013

What Are the Types of Motion Tracking Systems and How to Use Them?

From the technical point of view, the human motion tracking system is very much helpful in healthcare sector. Basically this is very helpful in hospital setting. In a day of appointment, a doctor touches the patients in a general way of examining. After several years of research in using the motion tracking wireless technology, this is proved that the hand behavior of doctor with a patient can be easily examined and they can analyze how hand behavior can affect the spread of disease.
And all these processes can be done without disturbing the process of examination and patient privacy. The best part of motion tracking system is that it requires minimum calibration and setup process and it can be controlled with easy-to-program software. Two small sensors can be attached with the wrists of doctor to support the system. The system must have long-lasting battery life and it should not be very bulky.
Types of human motion tracking systems
There are different types of motion tracking systems came into existence after several researches in recent years. These motion tracking systems are used in different areas depending upon the nature. These are electromagnetic systems arrived with several possibilities in order to take any action. Here are the types of motion tracking systems you should look for:

1. Optical systems: They use data which is captured by more than one camera by using either active or passive sensors. The workstations attached with the sensors can triangulate the object position and collect the data from the attached sensors with electrical signals. These are LED sensors used by optical systems in order to emit the infrared light. The best parts of optical system are that - it avoids any interference from metal objects and they are capable to capture the motion at around 6 degrees with freedom. When it comes to the drawbacks of this system, this is quite expensive and it takes time to analyze the data.


2. Inertial systems: They wirelessly transmit the data by using rotational and motion sensors in order to record and analyze in future. To determine the position and orientation of objects, there are no outside references required by these systems. Another best part of inertial systems is that they can also be useful in the large capture areas. After the capturing of original data to make sense, a lot of analysis is needed by these types of systems.

3. Electromagnetic systems: With the use of relevant magnetic coil flux on each receiver and the transmitter, the electromagnetic systems determine the orientation and position. In this way, the system requires less number of markers as compared to optical systems because the sensors transmit the signals in 6 degrees of freedom. These systems are also easy to calibrate and setup these systems is easy. These systems are also sound proof that can’t be affected by any type of noise from the interruption of data collection. When it comes to the downside of these systems, the sensors are more likely to get electrical and magnetic interruption as per the distance with objects like wiring, re-bar, cables and workstations.
Using motion tracking systems
With fewer adjustments and limited controls, the motion tracking systems of modern age can give you more accurate results. The functionalities of motion tracking systems are easy to understand with its new interface. There is a data tracking tool which makes tracking of data easier and display on a specific set of pixels. Here are simple steps to begin motion tracking:

1. Apply effect: Before setting up the tracking, you should apply the effect in the sequence of motion tracking. This process will let you apply the effect at your desired area in the whole film sequence. A great example of this process is when you need to blur out the focus on the object something like a license plate.

2. Activate tracker: Click on the tracker button on tracking pane to apply the tracker. A new tracker will be activated with opening a new Tracking Window. Mark X on the tracking indicator you have positioned on the frame in order to place the effect. The Effect Preview monitors the sequence on the first frame. Than be ensured that both boxes of tracking around the indicator are properly placed on the targeted spot to start tracking.

3. Begin tracking: The pixel patterns will be traced by the tracking engine on which you have fixed the tracking indicator. Keep track on each segment frame in order to track location. Then it’s time to start tracking on which the patterns are located by the tracking engine and it will work until the whole segment can be completed. After which, you can see the tracking data in the form of points on your screen.

4. Review your results: On the tracking pane, you can see the results after effects have been applied on the moving object. The tracked effects from motion tracking system should be matched with the object’s movements. If it is not so as per your need, then you should go ahead and change the tracker’s position in order to generate new tracking data.
The final say!
When it comes to position the boxes around the tracking tool, enlarge the box than its default size in order to get a wider area covered. You can get a wider area to locate get assurance of accurate tracking of data. There are different types of effects you can choose in order to apply on tracking data and there are unlimited options for you rather than just mosaic effect. Instead, you can also apply matte effect in order to cover the image with other view. Another thing which is tracked on motion tracking is a group of pixels. Hence this is important to pick the group of pixels that is capable to follow the object movements so that you can cover it up with your special effects. There are a large number of areas of operations of motion tracking such as entertainment, military, healthcare, education and even more.

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