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In technology. In business.
In life. Nothing stands
still. Miss the motion,
miss the moment. Ascension
motion trackers help you acquire
the critical velocity essential
for success.
- 5 product lines: DC magnetic,
AC magnetic, laser optical,
active optical and inertial
tracking technologies
- 14 tracking products.
- Motion capture demo centers
in US, Europe and Japan.
- Over 25 resellers worldwide.
- Infinite possibilities.
Nothing stands still.
Speed
Launched in 1986, Ascension
has accelerated to the forefront
of the motion tracking industry.
Using DC magnetic, infrared-optical,
inertial and laser technologies,
Ascension provides turnkey
motion capture systems for
animated entertainment as
well as custom tracking solutions
for original equipment manufacturers
to integrate onto their products.
PC circuit board to standalone
unit, Ascension sets the pace.
Accuracy
Ascension’s tracking
devices instantaneously track
the location of one or more
sensors in a designated field.
Those sensors can be mounted
on humans, peripheral devices
or medical instruments. The
tracking occurs in real time,
with six degrees-of-freedom
– three position coordinates
and three orientation angles.
With DC magnetic, AC magnetic,
laser optical, infrared optical
and inertial tracking technologies
to draw from, Ascension can
meet the diverse tracking
needs of industries from animation
to medicine, training to tactical
warfare.
Solutions
From the operating room to
the animator’s studio,
Ascension trackers measure
objects in space, track their
movements and transmit that
data to host computers for
interaction with an astounding
range of software programs.
Monitoring fetal development.
Animating kick boxers in a
video game. Enabling automotive
prototyping without physical
models. Guiding medical devices
deep within the brain. Giving
gestures to a virtual game-show
host. Teaching warehouse workers
how to lift properly. Locating
land mines.
Accountability
ISO 9001 certified, Ascension’s
commitment to quality is the
foremost of company objectives.
All Ascension products are
supported by a full year’s
warranty, free telephone and
online support, and if needed,
onsite support by Ascension’s
own engineering staff.
With four different technologies
to draw from, Ascension can
meet the diverse tracking
needs of multiple industries.
No other tracker manufacturer
has a product line as versatile
or tracking expertise as experience.
No other tracker manufacturer
can customize tracking solutions
as precisely.
Ascension –
Speed, accuracy, solution,
accountability.
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ASCENSION HISTORY
Like many high tech companies, Ascension grew from humble origins. For a personal account of how Ernie Blood and Jack Scully collaborated to found Ascension and move it to the forefront of the motion tracking industry:
Click
here for the profile published
in the March 2003 issue of
Business People Vermont.
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