摘要 |
An interface apparatus ( 20 ) for tracking by a tracking system ( 40 ) of an object(s) in space for position and orientation and for interacting with the tracking system ( 40 ). The interface apparatus ( 20 ) comprises passive detectable devices ( 12,14,16,22 ) trackable for position by the tracking system ( 40 ). A mounting device ( 10,24 ) receives the passive detectable devices ( 12,14,16,22 ) in a known geometry, and is secured to the object(s) such that a position and orientation of the object(s) is calculable by the tracking system ( 40 ) as a function of a tracking of the known geometry of the passive detectable devices ( 12,14,16,22 ). One of the passive detectable devices ( 22 ) is displaceable with respect to the object(s). A displacement of the passive detectable device ( 22 ) with respect to the object(s) is detectable to initiate an interaction with the tracking system ( 40 ) while maintaining the tracking of the object(s).
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