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Charles Pao

Charles Pao started at Hillcrest Labs after graduating from Johns Hopkins University with a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering. He started work in software development, creating a black box system for evaluating motion characteristics. With a passion for media and communications, Charles started producing demo and product videos for Hillcrest Labs. This passion led to an official position transfer into Marketing. Currently, he is Hillcrest’s first point of contact for information and support and manages their marketing efforts. He’s also held various account and project management roles. Charles also earned Bachelor of Science degrees in electrical engineering and computer engineering from Johns Hopkins University.

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How handheld motion control enables UX/UI features
Posted On January 7, 2020 Charles Pao

The global market for wireless handheld controllers, including Bluetooth® devices, gaming systems, smart TVs and more, is rapidly expanding, and …
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How Motion Sensing Enables Next-Gen Stylus Features
Posted On December 19, 2019 Charles Pao

Traditionally, styluses and touchscreen pens have been used for touchscreen devices such as tablets and game consoles. They are a …
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How DSP Supports Always-On Functions
Posted On November 24, 2019 Charles Pao

For always-on functions, such as voice control and activity classification, devices need to process inputs from sensors in real time …
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How Motion Sensors Can Revolutionize Hearables
Posted On October 8, 2019 Charles Pao

The hearables market is exploding, growing at a CAGR of 37.6%. And, like nearly all wireless devices, hearables need low-latency …
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Using Algorithms to Achieve Frame Alignment in AR/VR
Posted On September 4, 2019 Charles Pao

Augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) systems are tasked with creating virtual yet realistic environments to be interacted with, whether …
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When to use a Magnetometer (and when you shouldn’t)
Posted On August 18, 2019 Charles Pao

Adding more axes isn’t always the right approach. So how do you determine when to use a 6-axis IMU and …
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What is a Quaterion?
Posted On July 17, 2019 Charles Pao

This post will dive into various ways of thinking about rotations mathematically, and which method we think is best. Wednesday, July …
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How IMUS are used in VR Applications
Posted On June 25, 2019 Charles Pao

AR/VR applications are growing in popularity, but they come with unique design challenges that impact user experience. Learn about how …
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How are Visual SLAM and LiDAR used in Robotic Navigation?
Posted On June 11, 2019 Charles Pao

Navigation is a critical component of any robotic application. This post dives into the two of the most common tools …