Hardware for VRHardware for VRPart 3 of 4Part 3 of 4

Capps, Darken & ZydaCapps, Darken & Zyda

Naval Postgraduate SchoolNaval Postgraduate School

{Capps,Darken,Zyda}@cs.nps.navy.mi{Capps,Darken,Zyda}@cs.nps.navy.mill

Capps, Darken & ZydaCapps, Darken & Zyda

Naval Postgraduate SchoolNaval Postgraduate School

{Capps,Darken,Zyda}@cs.nps.navy.mi{Capps,Darken,Zyda}@cs.nps.navy.mill

Gestures

Fast recognition ratesFast recognition rates

Lower computationLower computation

AccuracyAccuracy

Fast recognition ratesFast recognition rates

Lower computationLower computation

AccuracyAccuracy

Flying Mouse

Wandhttp://www.evl.uic.edu/EVL/VR/imput.html#wand

Spaceball

Force Feedback - Haptics

UNC Project GROPEUNC Project GROPE

SensAble Technologies, PHANToMSensAble Technologies, PHANToM

UNC Project GROPEUNC Project GROPE

SensAble Technologies, PHANToMSensAble Technologies, PHANToM

The PHANToM - SensAble Technologies, Inc.

http://http://www.sensable.www.sensable.com/com/

http://http://www.sensable.www.sensable.com/com/

The Haptic Master - Nissho Electronics Corp.• http://intron.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp/HM/http://intron.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp/HM/

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• http://intron.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp/HM/http://intron.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp/HM/txt.htmltxt.html

Spatial Tracking Technologies

MagneticMagnetic

UltrasonicUltrasonic

OpticOptic

MechanicalMechanical

InertialInertial

Radio Frequency (RF)Radio Frequency (RF)

MagneticMagnetic

UltrasonicUltrasonic

OpticOptic

MechanicalMechanical

InertialInertial

Radio Frequency (RF)Radio Frequency (RF)

Magnetic Trackers

Polhemus Fastrak Ascension Flock of Birds

Magnetic Position Sensing

Inertial - InterSense Inc.

Mechanical - Shooting Star Technology

Radio Frequency - Advanced Position Systems, Inc.

Biofeedback - BioMuse

Biofeedback Issues• ReliabilityReliability

• Development of interaction techniquesDevelopment of interaction techniques

• Implicit useImplicit use

• Explicit useExplicit use

• Accurate signal receptionAccurate signal reception

• Accurate translation of the signalAccurate translation of the signal

• Reproducible outputReproducible output

• ReliabilityReliability

• Development of interaction techniquesDevelopment of interaction techniques

• Implicit useImplicit use

• Explicit useExplicit use

• Accurate signal receptionAccurate signal reception

• Accurate translation of the signalAccurate translation of the signal

• Reproducible outputReproducible output

The Convolvotron

UNC’s Bicycle