
The radio and sensor technology on board in combination with an installed guidance and monitoring system ensures the localization of the flying object. An important component of this indoor GPS is a camera system: several infrared cameras installed in the room record the 'FreeMotionHandling' via eight infrared LEDs, which are attached to the flight ring as active markers. The cameras transmit the position data to a central master computer, which coordinates the sphere from outside. They map the entire space; the flying object is always captured by at least two cameras. The camera system measures the exact actual position of the flying object 160 times per second, whereupon the master computer adjusts any deviation. In addition to the position, the system directly determines the orientation of the gripper ball. The speeds and accelerations are also recorded.
