From: strength@milton.u.washington.edu (Julian Bleecker)
Subject: Re: Microwaves and your infrared system
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 1991 06:12:18 GMT
Organization: Human Interface Technology Lab



In article <1991Dec2.152120.16193@milton.u.washington.edu> Lance Norskog 
<lance@roi.ca41.csd.mot.com> writes:

>Dave Stampe's camera-based tracker gets rid of the primary problem
>with motion tracking: connecting wires to the body.  My experience 
>in electric fencing is that these connectors are a pain, and that 
>in VR they are a very bad idea.
>
>In fencing, we use an electric fencing system where there's
>a cable connected to your back.
>
>p.s.
>Fencing particulars
>One wire clips to your electric mesh clothing, and a few
>more run up your back, through your armpit, down your
>sleeve, and over the back of your hand to a plug at the
>base of your foil.  The foil blade is hollow, and there's
>a switch at the tip.  There are at least two wires to the
>switch.  The main box feeds a variety of voltages to both
>fencers, reads back more voltages, and via arithmetic (I think)
>figures out what parts of the fencers are connecting.

C'mon.  Who is going to feel comfortable (in any terms) with something
like this?

-julian