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Applications of Virtual Reality. Military Predator Drone Miners / NASA Distant and Dangerous Doctors Antarctica . Motion Tracking HMD. Nick Sorenson Adam Thompson. Existing Products. Expensive Inaccurate Limited range. LCD Glasses. Two 0.55-inch LCD screens
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Applications of Virtual Reality • Military • Predator Drone • Miners / NASA • Distant and Dangerous • Doctors • Antarctica
Motion Tracking HMD Nick Sorenson Adam Thompson
Existing Products • Expensive • Inaccurate • Limited range
LCD Glasses • Two 0.55-inch LCD screens • Creates the effect of viewing a 52-inch screen from 6.5 feet away • 800x225 Pixel resolution • S-Video and RCA connections • AC or Battery powered
Accelerometers An accelerometer is a device for measuring acceleration. An accelerometer inherently measures its own motion. Accelerometers are used along with gyroscopes in inertial guidance systems, as well as in many other scientific and engineering systems. One of the most common uses for micro electro-mechanical system (MEMS) accelerometers is in airbag deployment systems for modern automobiles. In this case the accelerometers are used to detect the rapid deceleration of the vehicle to determine when a collision has occurred and the severity of the collision. From wikipedia.org
Accelerometers • Provide measurement of the acceleration of the user’s head • Analog or PWM (Pulse Width Modulated) output • Can measure 360° by mounting 2 accelerometers perpendicular
Soft Ware Two Paths • Microcontroller • Device Driver
Hardware Components LCD Glasses Microcontroller Accelerometers Radio Controlled Car Wireless Camera Servos Computer Misc. Circuitry (Resistors, Capacitors, Potentiometers, etc.)
WOW • Wireless • Real Device Driver • Pitch and Yaw • Re-Centering • Extra Function Buttons • Range of Motion
Virtual reality In Medicine Applications
Questions? Details at http://www.cs.utah.edu/~adamt/hmd.html