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- Title
Electromagnetic tracking of motion in the proximity of computer generated graphical stimuli: A tutorial.
- Authors
Schnabel, Ulf; Hegenloh, Michael; Müller, Hermann; Zehetleitner, Michael
- Abstract
Electromagnetic motion-tracking systems have the advantage of capturing the tempo-spatial kinematics of movements independently of the visibility of the sensors. However, they are limited in that they cannot be used in the proximity of electromagnetic field sources, such as computer monitors. This prevents exploiting the tracking potential of the sensor system together with that of computer-generated visual stimulation. Here we present a solution for presenting computer-generated visual stimulation that does not distort the electromagnetic field required for precise motion tracking, by means of a back projection medium. In one experiment, we verify that cathode ray tube monitors, as well as thin-film-transistor monitors, distort electro-magnetic sensor signals even at a distance of 18 cm. Our back projection medium, by contrast, leads to no distortion of the motion-tracking signals even when the sensor is touching the medium. This novel solution permits combining the advantages of electromagnetic motion tracking with computer-generated visual stimulation.
- Subjects
ELECTROMAGNETISM; ELECTROMAGNETIC fields; COMPUTER simulation; MOTION; CATHODE rays
- Publication
Behavior Research Methods, 2013, Vol 45, Issue 3, p696
- ISSN
1554-351X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3758/s13428-012-0277-y