Flock of Birds®

Ascension Technologies Corporation discontinued the production of the Flock of Birds. Replacement products are the 3D Guidance trackSTAR and driveBAY.

The Flock is Ascension's most popular tracker. Researchers, developers and end-users alike use it in all real-time visualization and interactive applications.

Key features include:

Pulsed DC magnetic technology for six degrees-of-freedom tracking with a universal interface.
Immunity from distortion from non-magnetic conductive metals. You can use this tracker around stainless steel (300 series), titanium, and aluminum without measurement errors.
Freedom from blocking and occlusion errors. No need to keep a clear line-of sight between sensors and transmitter.
Simultaneous tracking of all sensors without degradation in measurement rates. Track head and hands at the same time without delay or lag.
Long-range coverage is easily added by "clicking in" our Extended-Range Transmitter (ERT/ERC).
Multiple options to address most tracking requirements.

COMPONENTS

Electronics units
DC magnetic field transmitter
25 mm sensors
Power supply

TRANSMITTER OPTIONS

Short-Range Transmitter

Set-Up & Use: This small, lightweight transmitter is often mounted on an articulated arm that can be brought close to the sensors. Especially useful for high accuracy medical applications.

Mid-Range Transmitter
Up to +4 ft (1.2 m) coverage

Set-Up & Use: Our mid-range transmitter is ideal for desktop applications in environments containing conductive metals.

Extended-Range Transmitter
Up to +10 ft (3.0 m) coverage

Set-Up & Use: One or two ERTs* can be operated in tandem to provide full coverage over 10 ft x 15 ft(3 m x 4.5 m) range of operation. Available with mounting stands. *Requires customer software modifications to implement two ERTs.

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