美国PhaseSpace
PhaseSpace专业提供高精度高实时性的主动式光学动作捕获系统
PhaseSpace主动式光学动作捕捉/位置跟踪系统PhaseSpace 公司总部位于美国San Leandro,从1994年开始研发并销售主动式的光学运动追踪系统,被广泛的应用于科研、工业和数字媒体艺术等领域。PhaseSpace 动作捕获系统通过使用特有的硬件与软件技术,PhaseSpace 运动数字转换器能够捕捉复杂的运动。与那些拥有或主张现有运动跟踪系统的供应商相比,PhaseSpace 利用拥有先进计算能力的光学技术,能够得到较好的性能(如系统的分辨率,速度和测量范围)。
PhaseSpace Inc. was founded in 1994 with the mission of developing new technologies and products for emerging motion tracking markets. Drawing upon the talents of a strong team of scientists and engineers from diverse technical backgrounds, PhaseSpace has developed motion capture solutions for the research, industrial and graphic arts communities.
The PhaseSpace Impulse System was developed as a new generation of 3D optical motion capture systems designed to be affordable to small companies, universities and individuals, lowering the cost of ownership so that it would be a financially feasible tool for a single artist or researcher.
The PhaseSpace system utilizes custom optics and camera technology that leverages Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) and synthesized digital signal processor (DSP) technology to deliver real time functionality at a new price threshold.
There are approximately a dozen relatively small companies participating in this market. Current full body optical systems are expensive at an average of $250,000 to $500,000 and do not meet the broad spectrum of customer requirements. Most systems from competitors require a dedicated staff for support and daily use. A complete system including workstation, software and studio modifications can increase the cost per application by several times the hardware costs.
PhaseSpace realized that simply reducing the cost of the hardware was not enough. Practical cost limitations indicate that systems not only need to be affordable to acquire, but that total cost of ownership must be low. Single-person use, ease of use in non-specialized settings, and removing lighting restrictions common to other motion-capture technologies, are critical to reducing overall cost of use. Users of the PhaseSpace system won’t need a dedicated room, with black walls and no other light source, and won’t need a team of operators to get the system up and running. Instead, any room in the user’s building will probably work, and can be set up to begin motion capture within an hour or so (often within minutes). PhaseSpace is the first to introduce a product that breaks the cost barrier with affordable hardware and affordable applications.