High accuracy tracking system for interactive equipment for simulation or operational employment

A system for providing equipment position tracking in a simulated (virtual reality or augmented reality) or real environment, the system comprising:

• at least one first equipment positioning device to communicate equipment positioning information to at least one second equipment positioning device;
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• at least one second equipment positioning device for receiving equipment position information and to position equipment attached to said second equipment positioning device based on the received from said first equipment positioning device;
• wherein said first equipment positioning device comprises:
• a device mount comprising:
• i) an equipment holding portion for holding equipment to be interactively and directly used in a virtual reality or augmented reality setting, said equipment holding portion intended to be manipulated by said operator directly;
• ii) a base portion connected to the equipment holding portion, wherein said base portion or said equipment holding portion, or the connection therebetween, have at least one axis of rotation;
• iii) at least one gear at said at least one axis of rotation;
• iv) at least one positional reference device having at least one engagement gear, wherein said engagement gear is engaged with said gear at said at least one axis of rotation, and wherein said positional reference device receives position information from said engagement gear;
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• v) at least one processor for receiving position information from said positional reference device and communicating said position information for integration into a virtual reality or augmented reality program for real-time interactive response;
• wherein, said device mount is operated by a user in a simulated environment, said positional reference device determines the position or angle of the equipment as it is being manipulated and moved in the simulated environment, said position information generated by the positional reference device being processed by the at least one processor.

A system for providing equipment position tracking in a simulated (virtual reality or augmented reality) or real environment, the system comprising:

• at least one first equipment positioning device to communicate equipment positioning information to at least one second equipment positioning device;
• and
• at least one second equipment positioning device for receiving equipment position information and to position equipment attached to said second equipment positioning device based on the received from said first equipment positioning device;
• wherein said second equipment positioning device comprises:
• a device mount comprising:
• i) an equipment holding portion for holding equipment to be used in a real environment, said equipment holding portion having one or more motors to manipulate the second device mount position by position data received from one or more remote location corresponding to position data of said first device mount said;
• ii) a base portion connected to an equipment holding portion, wherein said base portion or said equipment holding portion, or the connection therebetween, have at least one axis of rotation;
• iii) at least one gear at said at least one axis of rotation;
• iv) at least one motor at said at least one axis of rotation;
• v) at least one positional reference device having at least one engagement gear, wherein said engagement gear is engaged with said gear at said at least one axis of rotation, and wherein said positional reference device receives position information from said engagement gear;
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• vi) at least one processor for receiving position information from said positional reference device and comparing said position information to the received position information from said first equipment positioning device.