3D Position tracking

Projects General Guidance
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Hi,

I'm new to this forum and to arduino, but I'm working on a project for college and need to create a working prototype to demonstrate purpose.

My project is about tracking the position of two objects in space, which in this case will be a users hands.
I want to create something that can attach to each hand and track how they move relative to each other.

I know I can use accelerometers and gyroscopes to track the orientation of the hands, but not the distance between them, which I need also.

I've seen that there are ultrasonic position sensors, but these require a line of sight which I won't always have.

Is it possible to use a "ping" of some sort with arduino to monitor position?

Thanks for any help.

2

It is really a difficult thing to do. The best way is with many motion capture cameras, which of course rules out using an Arduino.

3

Difficult using arduino or using anything else. I've seen people using QR code to track robot location on floor. I've seen Xbox camera tracking hands that may need a computer.

4

It seems most people (including large universities and defence contractors) use the Microsoft Kinect. You can't get better than that, even with a military budget.