System and Method for Registration Between Coordinate Systems and Navigation

A method to form a dynamic array with a trackable member, comprising:

• removably fixing a robotic system in a volume;
• moving a trackable member with a moveable portion of the robotic system to a first position;
• moving the trackable member with the moveable portion of the robotic system to a second position;
• performing a navigation system tracking by (i) tracking the first position of the trackable member with a navigation system in a navigation coordinate system and (ii) tracking the second position of the trackable member with the navigation system in the navigation coordinate system;
• performing a robotic system tracking by (i) tracking the first position with a robotic tracking system in a robotic coordinate system separate from the navigation system and (ii) tracking the second position with the robotic tracking system in the robotic coordinate system;
• defining a virtual array with the trackackable member by moving the trackable member between the first position and a second position;
• and
• correlating the navigation system tracking and the robotic tracking system.

A system to form a dynamic trackable array, comprising:

• a base member removably fixed relative to a navigation space;
• a moveable member moveable relative to at least a first position and a second position;
• a moveable member tracking system to track a position of the moveable member;
• a tracking system including a tracking processor and a localizer, separate from the base member and the moveable member;
• and
• a trackable member configured to be tracked by the tracking system and wherein the trackable member is moveable by the moveable member;
• wherein the tracking processor is configured to determine the position of the trackable member in at least the first position and the second position.