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US 12,523,474 · App. 18/038,654 · Granted Jan 13, 2026

Method, apparatus and system for motion tracking

Inventors: Boon Giin Lee (Ningbo, CN); Renjie Wu (Ningbo, CN); Matthew Pike (Ningbo, CN); Xiaoqing Chai (Ningbo, CN)
Assignees: University of Nottingham Ningbo China; Nottingham Ningbo China Beacons of Excellence Research and Innovation Institute
G01C21/1652G01C21/206G01C22/006
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Patent No.
US 12,523,474
App. No.
18/038,654
Granted
Jan 13, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a method, apparatus and system for motion tracking. The method includes: acquiring inertia information and pace ranging information of feet of a target object; determining step length information according to the inertia information and the pace ranging information; determining pace direction information according to the inertia information, and determining motion direction information of the target object according to the pace direction information; and determining a motion position of the target object according to the motion direction information and the step length information, and accordingly determining the motion track according to the motion position. By applying the technical schemes provided by embodiments of the present disclosure, the problem that an obvious accumulated drift error is likely to occur in direction estimation in the prior art, which interferes with position determination and brings negative effects can be solved, and beneficial effects of improving positioning accuracy and stability are achieved.

Claims (13)

1 . An apparatus for motion tracking, comprising:

an information acquiring module, configured to acquire inertia information and pace ranging information of feet of a target object;

a step length information determining module, configured to determine step length information according to the inertia information and the pace ranging information;

a motion direction information determining module, configured to determine pace direction information according to the inertia information, and determine motion direction information of the target object according to the pace direction information; and

a motion track determining module, configured to determine a motion position of the target object according to the motion direction information and the step length information, and accordingly determine the motion track according to the motion position.

2 . A system for motion tracking, comprising: a sensor module, a data transmission module and a data processing module, wherein the sensor module comprises: an inertial sensor and a pace ranging sensor, the inertial sensor is arranged on the instep of a target object, and the pace ranging sensor is arranged on the heel of the target object;

the inertial sensor is configured to acquire inertia information of the feet of the target object;

the pace ranging sensor is configured to acquire pace ranging information of the feet of the target object;

the data transmission module is configured to transmit the inertia information and the pace ranging information to the data processing module; and

the data processing module is configured to determine step length information according to the inertia information and the pace ranging information; determine pace direction information according to the inertia information and determine motion direction information of the target object according to the pace direction information; determine a motion position of the target object according to the motion direction information and the step length information, and accordingly determine the motion track according to the motion position.

3 . The system according to claim 2 , wherein the sensor module further comprises: an environmental ranging sensor, the environmental ranging sensor is arranged on an outer side of the foot of the target object;

the environmental ranging sensor is configured to acquire environmental ranging information of the foot of the target object; and

the data processing module is further configured to determine target angle information according to the inertia information based on the motion track, and determine a map mapping result according to the environmental ranging information and the target angle information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 26, 2023
From: LEE, BOON GIIN; WU, RENJIE; PIKE, MATTHEW; CHAI, XIAOQING
To: UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM NINGBO CHINA; NINGBO NOTTINGHAM CHINA BEACONS OF EXCELLENCE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION INSTITUTE
Reel/Frame 064058/0282 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202210112970.5 · Jan 29, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240361126A1 · Oct 31, 2024
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