[IGSTK-Developers] Tracking Systems

[Luis Ibanez]

Hi Frank,


You made an excellent point:


 > Ideally, I think that each system should have it's own "simple" test
 > (using "standard tools/ROM-files),
 > if the test, that is listed in the table, succeeds, the tracking
 > system should be considered working.


We should define these tests as the reference mechanism for
verifying if the support for a particular tracker is still
functional.



     Luis


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Frank Lindseth wrote:
> Hi Patrick,
> 
> Good idea, I think that this wiki-page will be very useful...
> Unfortunately the wiki-page do not seem to be up right now so I send 
> some info this way:
> 
> (from the top of my head, I'm on vacation...:)
> SINTEF / National Center for 3D Ultrasound in Surgery:
> (Old) Polaris: 2
> (New) Polaris Spectra: 3
> Aurora: 1
> MicronTracker (S60?): 1
> 
> (+ a lot of Bird-systems, but to be honest, I'm not sure that any of 
> them is working...)
> 
> Ideally, I think that each system should have it's own "simple" test 
> (using "standard tools/ROM-files),
> if the test, that is listed in the table, succeeds, the tracking system 
> should be considered working.
> 
> In addition I would like to stress the importance of a "proper reference 
> application" that illustrates core functionality, 
> components and tracking systems. Using this application the most common 
> systems like Polaris and Aurora could be tested in a more
> realistic way.
> 
> Regards,
> Frank
> 
> On Jul 9, 2007, at 8:19 PM, Patrick Cheng wrote:
> 
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> This is the table of available trackers at Georgetown and Kitware.
>> You can add the systems you have to the list or you can send me some 
>> notes and I will fill it in.
>>
>> http://public.kitware.com/IGSTKWIKI/index.php/Supported_Tracking_System
>>
>> This will be a good way to keep track of things.
>>
>> Patrick
>>
>> Patrick Cheng wrote:
>>
>>> Hi everybody,
>>> Could you send me a list of tracking systems you have and their 
>>> conditions? I am making an inventory list on wiki.
>>> Thank you,
>>> Patrick
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