
MX Calibration Kit
12-8 Vicon MX Hardware System Reference
Dynamic Stage (Camera Calibration)
During the dynamic stage of system calibration, the Vicon application
software calculates the physical position and orientation of each Vicon
camera in the capture volume based on the movement of a calibration
wand. The calibration wand you use for this stage depends on your
MX system, as described in Calibration Kit Contents on page 12-2.
The objective of the dynamic stage is to describe the capture volume
to the MX system. Wave the calibration wand throughout the empty
capture volume, ensuring that the markers on the wand are visible
to the cameras, until a good number of wand frames are spread
evenly across the field of view for each camera. Your Vicon application
software provides feedback to help you determine when enough wand
data has been acquired to calibrate each camera. For details, see the
documentation for your Vicon software.
Static Stage (Capture Volume Calibration)
During the static stage of system calibration, the Vicon application
software measures the position of the static calibration object and
sets global coordinate system. The calibration object you use for this
stage depends on your MX system, as described in Calibration Kit
Contents on page 12-2.
The objective of the static stage is to set the global coordinates
system so that subjects are displayed the right way up and so that
you can change the way data is visualized in the Vicon application
software workspace. Place the static calibration object flat on the floor
to identify the coordinates of the global origin (0,0,0), which
represents the center of the capture volume, and the global axes
(X,Y,Z), which represent the horizontal and vertical axes of the
capture volume.
If you are using force plates to identify the origin of the global
coordinate system, attach the alignment plates supplied with the
calibration kit to the static calibration object.
If you are not using force plates, adjust the feet of the static
calibration object to ensure that they are all flat on the floor:
• If you are using the MX calibration wand, start with the handle and
adjust the foot between the fixed foot and the hand grip, and then
adjust the other foot until the bubble in the spirit level is in the
center. Next on the top edge of the wand, adjust the foot on the
left end until the bubble in the spirit level is in the center. To adjust
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