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Ascension Nest of
Birds Price Reduction Expands
Users' Tracking Options
Burlington, Vermont
USA: February 3, 2003:
Ascension Technology has lowered
the price of its versatile
4-sensor Nest of Birds™ motion
tracker. Lean manufacturing
initiatives improved the Nest
of Birds’ production process
allowing Ascension to drop
the price from $8,595 to $7,345
for a full-up tracker. This
lower price makes the Nest
more accessible to users and
gives them a greater choice
of Ascension tracking options.
Suitable for head, hand and
instrument tracking, the Nest
tracks position and orientation
with 6 DOF in real time. With
the ability to track four
sensors simultaneously using
a dedicated processor for
each sensor, the Nest achieves
the highest measurement rates
possible regardless of the
number of sensors tracked.
This makes the Nest up to
four times faster than a four-sensor
FasTrak from Polhemus, Inc.
The Nest’s DC magnetic field
technology also makes it five
times less sensitive to conductive
metal distortion than the
AC magnetic FasTrak.
The Nest of Birds supports
most 3D visualization and
simulation graphics applications
and can easily be optimized
for CAVE environments. Its
real-time capability suits
a range of applications from
biomechanical and human factors
research to telerobotics and
simulation. It is also ideal
for broadband use—interactive
gaming, web avatars and multi-user
virtual interaction.
As a plug-and-play tracker
with a USB interface option,
the Nest is easier to set
up and use than many complex
tracking systems. The small
footprint created by having
a compact single chassis for
all electronics and the power
supply makes it highly adaptable
to most work spaces. The Nest
is less expensive than most
comparable tracking systems
Sensors |
Ascension
Nest (DC) |
Polhemus
FasTrak (AC) |
| 4* |
$7,345 |
$7,850 |
| 3** |
$6,845 |
$7,350 |
| 2*** |
$6,345 |
$6,850 |
| 1 |
$5,895 |
$6,350 |
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* 4-sensor Nest
of Birds now less
than a 3-sensor FasTrak.
** 3-sensor Nest of
Birds now less than
a 2-sensor FasTrak.
*** 2-sensor Nest
of Birds now less
than a 1-sensor FasTrak. |
The Nest of Birds is built
with both RS-232 and optional
USB capability. Buyers can
specify either a 10’ or 35’
cable—both at the same price.
Nests come with a card for
each sensor in the configuration
purchased. Additional cards
and sensors can be purchased
to upgrade.
Ascension Technology Corporation,
headquartered in Burlington,
Vermont USA, is ISO 9001 Certified
and a member of the Center
for Integration of Medicine
and Innovative Technology.
The company has won numerous
awards for its innovative
motion tracking solutions
for 3D computer graphics applications.
For more information, please
visit www.ascension-tech.com.
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For Immediate Release
Contact: Jack Scully (802)
893-6657 or e-mail: jscully@ascension-tech.com
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