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Abbreviations and Terms
Abbreviation
Description
BAN
Body Area Network
BNC
BNC (Bayonet Neill-Concelman) connector. Common type of RF connector
used for the coaxial cable. Used to connect Awinda Station to third party
devices for synchronisation purposes.
used for the coaxial cable. Used to connect Awinda Station to third party
devices for synchronisation purposes.
DOF
Degrees Of Freedom
MT
Motion Tracker
MTB
MT Binary Communication Protocol
MTM
MT Manager
PAN
Personal Area Network
SDI
Strap down integration
SDK
Software Development Kit
TTL
Transistor–transistor logic. Used in the synchronisation ports of the
Awinda Station.
Awinda Station.
XFF
Xsens Firmware File format
XKF-3
Xsens Kalman Filter 3 DOF
XKF-3w
Xsens Kalman Filter 3 DOF for MTw
Term
Description
Quaternion
An orientation representation of complex numbers. A unit length
quaternion is a convenient parameterization of rotations.
quaternion is a convenient parameterization of rotations.
Euler Angles
Representation of the spatial orientation of any frame of the space as a
sequence of rotations from a reference frame.
sequence of rotations from a reference frame.
Awinda
Protocol
Protocol
Patented wireless communication protocol specifically suited for real-time
transmission of mathematically integrated data, such as constructed by a
Strap Down Integration (SDI) algorithm.
transmission of mathematically integrated data, such as constructed by a
Strap Down Integration (SDI) algorithm.
Strap Down
Integration
Integration
A method to compute an orientation/ position change given an angular
velocity/acceleration of a rigid body. For example computing angle change
using MEMS vibrating gyroscopes.
velocity/acceleration of a rigid body. For example computing angle change
using MEMS vibrating gyroscopes.
Delta Angle
Output of strap down integration of the angular velocity data.
Delta Velocity
Output of strap down integration of the acceleration data.
Personal Area
Network
Network
A personal area network (PAN) is that associated with the MTw
development kit. A set of wireless clients communicates with a host
wireless receiver that is remove from the subject wearing the wireless
clients. The wireless receiver is connected directly to the host PC.
development kit. A set of wireless clients communicates with a host
wireless receiver that is remove from the subject wearing the wireless
clients. The wireless receiver is connected directly to the host PC.
Body Area
Network
Network
Differing slightly from a PAN, with the Body Area Network (BAN), a local
wireless receiver is also body-worn, this collects wireless data from all
body-worn devices and transmits wireless data to a remote wireless
receiver, which is connected directly to a host PC.
wireless receiver is also body-worn, this collects wireless data from all
body-worn devices and transmits wireless data to a remote wireless
receiver, which is connected directly to a host PC.