Reciprocal optical tracking system and methods thereof
AssigneesSmith & Nephew, Inc., Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited, Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG
InventorGaëtan MARTI
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AssigneesSmith & Nephew, Inc., Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited, Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG
InventorGaëtan MARTI
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Methods, non-transitory computer readable media, tracker devices, central processor devices, and optical tracking systems that facilitate improved optical tracking in surgical environments are disclosed. With this technology, background images are captured within an acquisition sequence. The background images are used to analyze the quality of current images that are captured in the acquisition sequence and to determine an angular position of optical sensor modules of optical tracker devices with respect to light sources coupled to a reference frame that can be integral with an opposing one of the tracker devices. Using multiple tracking devices facilitates a reciprocal angular position determination that is more accurate and can withstand occlusion of an optical sensor module. This technology generates alerts when fiducials are obscured at the tracker device and facilitates improved accuracy with respect to pose data used by surgical applications for automated manipulation of surgical tools and surgical visualization.
An optical tracking system, comprising:
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