A navigation system is presented that comprises a tracker including an infrared (IR) transmitter, an IR receiver, one or more tracking markers, and one or more inertial sensors configured to generate inertial data. The navigation system also comprises a localization device including an IR receiver, an IR transmitter, and one or more tracking sensors. The localization device is configured to utilize IR communication according to a first modulation method to: detect a position of the one or more tracking markers of the tracker with the one or more tracking sensors； and communicate, using the IR transmitter, with the IR receiver of the tracker to manage an operating parameter of the tracker. The localization device is further configured to utilize IR communication according to a second modulation method different from the first modulation method to: wirelessly receive, with the IR receiver, the inertial data generated by the tracker and transmitted by the IR transmitter of the tracker in accordance with the managed operating parameter of the tracker.
