Magnetic/Electromagnetic

Electromagnetic motion capture uses a low-intensity magnetic field to track small embedded sensors in real time, without the line-of-sight restrictions that limit optical systems, making it possible to track objects inside the body, under clothing, or in cluttered, occluded environments. At Target3D World, we stock the full electromagnetic tracking ranges from Polhemus and NDI. Polhemus, the true pioneer of electromagnetic tracking, offers the ultra-fast VIPER system alongside cost-effective PATRIOT, wireless G4, and wired FASTRAK and LIBERTY trackers, all fully embeddable inside custom form factors, clothing, or equipment for applications from biomechanics and sports science to military and aircraft helmet tracking. NDI brings the same electromagnetic principle to medical and surgical navigation with its Aurora and 3D Guidance systems, tracking miniature sensor coils embedded in catheters, needles, and scopes with accuracy from 0.5mm to 1mm, alongside its Polaris optical systems and Optotrak/Certus research-grade tracking hardware for applications where optical and electromagnetic tracking need to work side by side. Whether you need to track inside the human body, through fabric, or in dense, marker-hostile environments, our electromagnetic tracking range gives you reliable 6DOF data where optical motion capture can't go. Explore our full Magnetic Mocap range — Polhemus and NDI — at Target3D World.