What is optical motion capture?
Simply stated, optical motion capture is the tracking of markers on a subject or object over time. In a typical optical motion capture scenario, cameras are placed on the perimeter of a capture area to track markers placed on subjects or objects. In a PhaseSpace optical motion capture system, active LED marker positions are detected by camera sensors hundreds of times per second and transmitted to a central processor. The PhaseSpace processor calculates, reports and stores the unique X,Y,Z positions for LED markers 480 times per second. Marker positional data is streamed to entertainment, engineering and motion analysis applications. Visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_capture for more information.
