Flock of Birds®

The Ascension Bird family of six degrees of freedom (6-DOF) measurement devices are used by animators, biomechanics, virtual reality system users, medical personnel, and graphics researchers to track, in real time, the position and orientation of one to 20 tiny receiversusually mounted on the human body. They provide the 6-D inputs necessary to naturally interact with 3-D objects, whether displayed at a graphics workstation, mounted on a head-mounted visor, or suspended in virtual space. Benefits include fast updates (up to 140 measurements per second per receiver), minimal dynamic lag, and operation over extended range.The Flock of Birds uses pulsed DC fields to minimize the distorting effects of nearby metals.

Jack Scully

Vice President