A Magnetic Tracking System Featuring Calibrated Three-Axis AMR Sensors

This article presents a magnetic tracking system using on-chip anisotropic magnetoresistive (AMR) sensors. The system consists of four air-core coils sequentially generating four dc magnetic fields. The implemented localization algorithm is quadrilateration, and the accuracy of the system is depende...

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Main Authors: Thomas Quirin, Corentin Féry, Céline Vergne, Morgan Madec, Luc Hébrard, Joris Pascal
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description This article presents a magnetic tracking system using on-chip anisotropic magnetoresistive (AMR) sensors. The system consists of four air-core coils sequentially generating four dc magnetic fields. The implemented localization algorithm is quadrilateration, and the accuracy of the system is dependent on the accuracy of the sensors and the simulated field maps. The performance of the system was evaluated using an in-house magnetic field camera (MFC), and the results showed that the system exhibits mean Euclidean errors below 1 mm where the source produces strong gradients. Given the dimensions of the sensors (0.82 × 0.82 mm<sup>2</sup>), this system is suitable for tracking minimally invasive surgical tools.
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spelling doaj-art-4d120793b87c4e96938d3e728014d3f12025-08-20T02:43:47ZengMDPI AGProceedings2504-39002024-03-019713110.3390/proceedings2024097031A Magnetic Tracking System Featuring Calibrated Three-Axis AMR SensorsThomas Quirin0Corentin Féry1Céline Vergne2Morgan Madec3Luc Hébrard4Joris Pascal5Institute for Medical Engineering and Medical Informatics, School of Life Sciences, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW), 4132 Muttenz, SwitzerlandInstitute for Medical Engineering and Medical Informatics, School of Life Sciences, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW), 4132 Muttenz, SwitzerlandInstitute for Medical Engineering and Medical Informatics, School of Life Sciences, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW), 4132 Muttenz, SwitzerlandICube Laboratory, University of Strasbourg/CNRS, 67412 Illkirch, FranceICube Laboratory, University of Strasbourg/CNRS, 67412 Illkirch, FranceInstitute for Medical Engineering and Medical Informatics, School of Life Sciences, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW), 4132 Muttenz, SwitzerlandThis article presents a magnetic tracking system using on-chip anisotropic magnetoresistive (AMR) sensors. The system consists of four air-core coils sequentially generating four dc magnetic fields. The implemented localization algorithm is quadrilateration, and the accuracy of the system is dependent on the accuracy of the sensors and the simulated field maps. The performance of the system was evaluated using an in-house magnetic field camera (MFC), and the results showed that the system exhibits mean Euclidean errors below 1 mm where the source produces strong gradients. Given the dimensions of the sensors (0.82 × 0.82 mm<sup>2</sup>), this system is suitable for tracking minimally invasive surgical tools.https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/97/1/31magnetic tracking systemquadrilaterationmagnetoresistive sensor
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A Magnetic Tracking System Featuring Calibrated Three-Axis AMR Sensors
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magnetic tracking system
quadrilateration
magnetoresistive sensor
title A Magnetic Tracking System Featuring Calibrated Three-Axis AMR Sensors
title_full A Magnetic Tracking System Featuring Calibrated Three-Axis AMR Sensors
title_fullStr A Magnetic Tracking System Featuring Calibrated Three-Axis AMR Sensors
title_full_unstemmed A Magnetic Tracking System Featuring Calibrated Three-Axis AMR Sensors
title_short A Magnetic Tracking System Featuring Calibrated Three-Axis AMR Sensors
title_sort magnetic tracking system featuring calibrated three axis amr sensors
topic magnetic tracking system
quadrilateration
magnetoresistive sensor
url https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/97/1/31
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