Talk:2006 IGT Workshop Tracking Breakout

David Gobbi Comments

Suggested additional points for agenda:

• Define scope of discussion:
  • standards for devices that are used for navigation

• State of the art in 6-dof tracking: EM/Optical/ultrasonic/active/passive
  • hazards associated with each system, either with respect to accuracy or OR safety
  • particular strengths of systems wrt ergonomics, versatility, reliability, accuracy
  • emerging technologies for tracking and the roles they will play
  • development of standard interfaces and software

• Related Technologies
  • haptics: using image information as feedback
  • virtual reality: utilizing tracking to create a virtual scene

• Localizing and tracking soft tissue targets
  • intra-operative imaging and tracking
  • methods for direct tracking of non-rigid targets (e.g. laser scanning)
  • methods for indirect tracking of non-rigid targets (e.g. modelling of deformation)