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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2022
Applicant:
Alken Inc., Colchester, VT (US);
Inventors:
Robert F. Higgins, South Burlington, VT (US);
Henry E. Himberg, South Burlington, VT (US);
Allan G. Rodgers, Jr., Waterbury, VT (US);
Assignee:
ALKEN Inc., Colchester, VT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0418 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for implementing a technique for performing calibration of an electromagnetic tracking apparatus on-the-fly while operating the apparatus. The apparatus and method uses a non-magnetic tracking device to determine position and orientation of a tracked object that is not subject to magnetic distortion or interference, and store calibration data for future measurements by the electromagnetic tracking apparatus based on the measurements made by the non-magnetic tracking device.