Press Releases Home > News > Press Releases BURLINGTON, VERMONT; October 11, 2006: ASCENSION INTRODUCES HY-BIRD TRACKER AT MAJOR SIMULATION CONFERENCE - I/ITSEC Burlington, Vermont USA: December 1, 2006: Ascension Technology will exhibit Hy-BIRD, a hybrid tracker that fuses optical and inertial data streams together for all-attitude tracking, 100% of the time. Angular tracking continues uninterrupted even if primary light emitters are blocked or its field of view exceeded. Hy-BIRD 's optical technology provides six degrees-of-freedom tracking of its detector's location 240 times per second with accuracy better than a degree and minimal lag. This enables undistorted helmet tracking in fixed, motion-based and mobile environments. A MicroStrain inertial sensor (www.microstrain.com) is fully integrated into Hy-BIRD to continue tracking in those instances in which the optical tracker is not operational. Previously, optical trackers skip measurements when their detector loses line-of-sight contact with their light source. Hy-BIRD cures this problem. A robust inertial sensor with embedded microprocessor and on-board digital filtering seamlessly continues tracking of Yaw, Pitch and Roll angles until the optical sensor is again working. Optical and inertial sensors mounted on flight helmet. For optimal coverage, the two sensors can be mounted at anywhere on a helmet and aligned with one another.   The Hy-BIRD will be shown at the Interservice/Industry Training Simulation Conference December 4-7, 2006. Booth #879 -END- For more information about Ascension and its magnetic, optical, inertial and hybrid tracking solutions for simulators, military vehicles and tactical aircraft, visit www.ascension-tech.com or email us directly at ascension (at) ascension-tech.com Back to Top