PST Base optical tracker specifications

Accuracy: Position: < 0.5 mm RMSE
Orientation: < 1 deg RMSE
Latency:8 ms (depending on the shutter time and the filter settings)
Tracking distance:20 cm up to 3 m
Field of view:60° (horizontal), 45° (vertical)
Refresh rate:120 Hz, adjustable to 30, 60, 120 Hz
Intended use:Tracking in small and compact spaces (e.g. simulators, desktop)

Set up:Plug and play
Calibration:Pre-calibrated unit
Origin definition:One click process – dedicated tool included
Units needed for 6 DoF tracking:One, each PST Base is a full 6DoF motion tracker
Expandable tracking area:Expandable, multiple trackers can be connected to expand the tracking area
Aligning units:Easy routine in seconds
Ambient conditions:Normal indoor lighting conditions
Illumination:Integrated IR LED illumination (wavelength 850 nm). Flash illumination fully adjustable in PST Software Suite
Operating temperature:15 – 35 deg. C

Number of targets:At least 15 independent 6DoF bodies. For instance: simultaneous head and object tracking
Markers:Passive (retro-reflective flat and spherical) – Active (LED)
Device creation:Simple procedure: mark, train and use new device in seconds

Processing:An additional processing unit is in most cases not needed. Extra processing power (e.g. with a NUC) is recommended for a multi PST setup or networked access
Tracking application:PST Software Suite (license included with each PST tracker)
Client operating system:Windows 10, 11 (32 and 64 bit)
Software interface:The tracker comes with an easy to use native C/C++ SDK and bindings for C# and Python. Interfacing is also supported via VRPN, trackd, Dtrack emulation, data export to .CSV
Hardware interface:USB 2.0 (ethernet connection to the PST available through the PST Software Suite)
Output:Positional coordinates (x, y, z), orientation angles, Euclidean transformation matrix
Synchronization:Hardware trigger in and out