3 dimension tracking system for surgery simulation and localization sensing method using the same

1. A 3-dimensional tracking system, comprising:

a photographing unit for photographing an object;

a recognizing unit for recognizing a marker attached to the object by binarizing an image of the object photographed by the photographing unit;

an extracting unit for extracting a 2-dimensional coordinate of the marker recognized by the recognizing unit; and

a calculating unit for calculating a 3-dimensional coordinate from the 2-dimensional coordinate of the marker by using an intrinsic parameter of the photographing unit,

wherein the object is a rod-shaped instrument; and

wherein the calculating unit calculates a 3-dimensional coordinate from 2-dimensional coordinates of three or more markers attached to the object,

wherein the object is a rod-shaped instrument having pincers attached to one end thereof, and

wherein the calculating unit further calculates shape change of the pincers by using the difference in distance according to movement of a movable marker attached to the pincers with respect to a criterion marker attached to the object.

2. The 3-dimensional tracking system according to claim 1 , wherein the calculating unit calculates the 3-dimensional coordinate by using a 3-dimensional location vector or 3-dimensional direction vector of the marker attached to the object.

3. The 3-dimensional tracking system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the calculating unit further calculates a rotating angle of the pincers by using the distance between a criterion marker attached to the object and a variable marker attached to the object.

4. The 3-dimensional tracking system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the photographing unit includes a single camera, and

wherein the intrinsic parameter is determined as a device characteristic of the camera and a point where the camera is located.

5. The 3-dimensional tracking system according to claim 1 , wherein the extracting unit designates a range determined as a similar region in the binarized image as a group, and extracts a center of the designated group as a 2-dimensional coordinate of the marker.

6. A localization sensing method using a 3-dimensional tracking system, comprising:

photographing an object by using a camera, wherein the object is a rod-shaped instrument having pincers attached to one end thereof;

recognizing a marker attached to the object by binarizing an image of the photographed object;

extracting a 2-dimensional coordinate of the recognized marker;

calculating a 3-dimensional coordinate from the extracted 2-dimensional coordinate by using parameters which are a device characteristic of the camera and a point where the camera is located,

calculating a 3-dimensional coordinate from 2-dimensional coordinates of three or more markers attached to the object, and

calculating shape change of the pincers by using the difference in distance according to movement of a movable marker attached to the pincers with respect to a criterion marker attached to the object.

7. The localization sensing method using a 3-dimensional tracking system according to claim 6 , wherein the extracting a 2-dimensional coordinate of the recognized marker includes designating a range determined as a similar region in the binarized image as a group and extracting a center of the designated group as a 2-dimensional coordinate of the marker.

8. The localization sensing method using a 3-dimensional tracking system according to claim 6 , wherein the recognizing a marker attached to the object includes recognizing three or more markers attached to a rod-shaped object.

9. The localization sensing method using a 3-dimensional tracking system according to claim 6 , wherein the calculating a 3-dimensional coordinate further includes calculating a rotating angle of the object by using the distance between a criterion marker attached to the object and a variable marker attached to the object.