Real Time 3D motion tracking for interactive computer simulations

Motion tracking has been employed by industry for many years but has remained an expensive and difficult process. Specialist equipment and the requirement for a highly controlled environment are obstacles stopping tracking from breaking into the consumer market. This project aims to demonstrate that high accuracy optical tracking can be achieved using inexpensive video cameras in an unconstrained environment. The software developed here is used to evaluate the effectiveness of the tracking solution, showing that the idea of optical tracking with inexpensive cameras is a viable mechanism for computer interaction.