加拿大PhoeniX Technologies Incorporated（PTI）
PhoeniX Technologies Incorporated（PTI）位于加拿大卑诗省温哥华，研发与制造世上最快速超广角主动光学式动作捕捉系统。VisualeyezTM 动作捕捉系统提供包括虚拟实境，生物力学，远程遥控，运动分析，与工业测量等科学用途；亦广泛使用于娱乐产业，诸如游戏开发，电影特效，动画制作等领域。PTI 的广大客户群包括美国宇航局NASA，日本AST，JAIST, KOEI，加拿大Alliance Atlantis，德国Deutsch Telecom, 香港数码港(Cyberport), 与无数世界著名大学和研究所。
PhoeniX Technologies Inc., headquartered in Burnaby, BC, Canada, was founded by Dr. Chris Ma in 1996 with the vision to create a superior motion-tracking system for the delivery of high quality real-time 3D motion data. The original purpose of the system was for unmanned autonomous control of machines in hazardous environments. Such applications require the system to be truly ‘real-time’ in nature in order to accomplish dynamic feedback control. The system must also be capable of intrinsic marker identification for maximum reliability in unmanned operation, high accuracy measurement for precision control, fast data output with uniform latency for high dynamic responsiveness, and wide angle sensing to accommodate a large operating space without requiring a huge setup space.

PRODUCTS

Armed with an innovative worldwide-patented enabling technology and several Canadian government research funding, PTI developed its first active optical motion tracker, VZ2000, in 1999. This product was proven to be the widest angle, moving parts free, high accuracy, high resolution, real-time optical 3D motion tracker in the world. Two years later, the even faster VZ3000 was developed and showcased in the world's first multi-actor public live animation demonstration in Siggraph 2001. Since then research and development of the tracker performance and design evolved, resulting in the VZ4000 available today. This latest system retained all the inherent features of the patented technology along with even faster sampling rate and higher immunity to ambient lights. Recently, PTI developed yet another revolutionary product, the VZAutoCal™. This software resolved a long-standing universal difficulty of using a 3D motion capture system – manual calibration. As a result our systems no longer require the users to do

any manual calibration work. This not only relieves the user from any requirement to understand our system technology which is necessary for other systems, but also eliminates any user concerns on the possibility of calibration degradation during a prolonged motion capture session.

CUSTOMER BENEFITS

PTI technologies are driven by real world applications and product innovation which have yielded scalable solutions that focus on performance and reliability. The benefits to our customers are state-of-the-art, durable, high performance 3D motion tracking systems which can be used for a variety of research & entertainment applications. This allows users to focus on their core competencies while applying our systems as simple assistive tools or instruments.

BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY

PTI believes that to be persistently successful at least four parties (customers, distributors, employees and shareholders) must benefit from its business operation. Towards this goal PTI recently unveiled a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Taiwan to help focus its business activities on technology research & development to improve product performance and reliability even further, as well as to lower production costs through better design and higher efficiency. Moreover, PTI is engaged in expanding its global distribution network to provide superior support to our customers. All these should result in even lower prices, better products, faster and more friendly professional services and lower product operating costs, hence more satisfied customers and higher sales volume, benefiting all four parties.