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Xinreality at 14:15, 29 April 2025

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	[[Rotational tracking]] is a [[terms\|term]] used to describe how a piece of hardware determines how tilted something is. There are three different ways that an object can rotate, we call each of these ways a [[degrees of freedom]], and you can track any number of degrees of freedom. The three rotational degrees of freedom are:		[[Rotational tracking]] is a [[terms\|term]] used to describe how a piece of hardware determines how tilted something is. There are three different ways that an object can rotate, we call each of these ways a [[degrees of freedom]], and you can track any number of degrees of freedom. The three rotational degrees of freedom are:

	*'''Pitch''' – Tilting backward and forward, like a plane ascending or descending		*'''Pitch''' - Tilting backward and forward, like a plane ascending or descending
	*'''Yaw''' – Left and right movement, like a plane turning left or right while remaining level		*'''Yaw''' - Left and right movement, like a plane turning left or right while remaining level
	*'''Roll''' – Clockwise or counter-clockwise movement, like a plane banking to make a turn		*'''Roll''' - Clockwise or counter-clockwise movement, like a plane banking to make a turn

	In order to get an accurate idea of exactly how an object is oriented, all three types of rotation have to be measured. Traditionally this would be done using devices called [[IMUs]] implanted into an object.		In order to get an accurate idea of exactly how an object is oriented, all three types of rotation have to be measured. Traditionally this would be done using devices called [[IMUs]] implanted into an object.

Neo222 at 20:39, 24 July 2017

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	Rotational tracking is a vital technology used not only in [[VR Devices\|VR]] and [[AR Devices\|AR HMDs]] but also in [[Input Devices]].		Rotational tracking is a vital technology used not only in [[VR Devices\|VR]] and [[AR Devices\|AR HMDs]] but also in [[Input Devices]].

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Shadowdawn at 13:51, 8 May 2016

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	In order to get an accurate idea of exactly how an object is oriented, all three types of rotation have to be measured. Traditionally this would be done using devices called [[IMUs]] implanted into an object.		In order to get an accurate idea of exactly how an object is oriented, all three types of rotation have to be measured. Traditionally this would be done using devices called [[IMUs]] implanted into an object.

			Rotational tracking is a vital technology used not only in [[VR Devices\|VR]] and [[AR Devices\|AR HMDs]] but also in [[Input Devices]].

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Shadowdawn at 13:47, 8 May 2016

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	[[Rotational tracking]] is a [[terms\|term]] used to describe how a piece of hardware determines how tilted something is. There are three different ways that an object can rotate, we call each of these ways a [[~~degree~~ of freedom]], and you can track any number of degrees of freedom. The three rotational degrees of freedom are:		[[Rotational tracking]] is a [[terms\|term]] used to describe how a piece of hardware determines how tilted something is. There are three different ways that an object can rotate, we call each of these ways a [[degrees of freedom]], and you can track any number of degrees of freedom. The three rotational degrees of freedom are:

	*'''Pitch''' – Tilting backward and forward, like a plane ascending or descending		*'''Pitch''' – Tilting backward and forward, like a plane ascending or descending
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	In order to get an accurate idea of exactly how an object is oriented, all three types of rotation have to be measured. Traditionally this would be done using devices called [[IMUs]] implanted into an object.		In order to get an accurate idea of exactly how an object is oriented, all three types of rotation have to be measured. Traditionally this would be done using devices called [[IMUs]] implanted into an object.


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{{see also|Tracking|Positional Tracking}}
[[Rotational tracking]] is a [[terms|term]] used to describe how a piece of hardware determines how tilted something is. There are three different ways that an object can rotate, we call each of these ways a [[degree of freedom]], and you can track any number of degrees of freedom. The three rotational degrees of freedom are:

*'''Pitch''' – Tilting backward and forward, like a plane ascending or descending
*'''Yaw''' – Left and right movement, like a plane turning left or right while remaining level
*'''Roll''' – Clockwise or counter-clockwise movement, like a plane banking to make a turn

In order to get an accurate idea of exactly how an object is oriented, all three types of rotation have to be measured. Traditionally this would be done using devices called [[IMUs]] implanted into an object.