JP2018155887A - Virtual travel experience device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a virtual travel experience device for making those who examine a travel destination enjoy virtual experience of a travel in a virtual space (VR).SOLUTION: A virtual travel experience device includes: a walk floor 11 that allows a pedestrian to perform walking movement at a single location without moving; means 30 for displaying a video containing a scene in a virtual space to the pedestrian; and means for making movement of the walk floor cooperate with the video. A robot hand 20 is prepared that the pedestrian P can hold. The robot hand is operated in cooperation with the movement of the walk floor and the video.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus for viewing an image while performing a walking motion in one place without a pedestrian moving, and more specifically, a virtual travel experience that allows a pedestrian to enjoy a virtual experience of travel under a virtual space (VR). Relates to the device.

  Travel, especially tourism for recreational purposes, is indispensable for modern people to enrich their lives. In this case, the choice of where to travel is very important within the limited opportunities and costs. On the other hand, it is indispensable for business for a travel agent to take measures that allow a customer to select an appropriate travel destination. In addition, for tourist facilities, tourists, restaurants / shops, various public organizations, etc., the appropriate presentation of the tourist destinations can increase sales by attracting tourists, It becomes indispensable for activation.

  With regard to the above, conventionally, a traveler has known the details of a travel destination by browsing through books and videos, thereby selecting a travel destination.

By the way, a walking floor that allows a pedestrian to perform a walking motion without moving is known. In addition to a treadmill for indoor exercise, Patent Document 1 describes:
“At least three movable floors that can move in any direction in a horizontal plane independently of each other, and a plurality of position detection means and a control device that controls the movement of each movable floor, Each board and a traveling mechanism that allows the board to move are configured to be able to move in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction at the same time, so that a pedestrian can perform a walking motion without moving forward. An omnidirectional walking sensation presentation apparatus configured as described above, wherein a walking surface is configured by an assembly of the plurality of movable floors, and the plurality of position detecting means detect the movable floor and the pedestrian position, respectively. The control device moves the movable floor carrying the pedestrian in the direction opposite to the traveling direction of the pedestrian according to the walking motion of the pedestrian based on the position detection signal from the position detecting means, By moving each movable floor to move the movable floor on which the person has been placed in the direction of travel of the pedestrian and returning to the front of the pedestrian, a movable floor on which the pedestrian is newly placed is provided. An omnidirectional walking sensation presentation device characterized in that a pedestrian can perform a walking motion in one place without moving forward. "

  The walking floor described in Patent Document 1 should be a virtual walking experience device that enables simulation of actual walking, and is used to study the use of knowing one's leg strength during a trip and evacuation behavior during a disaster. It is assumed to be used for knowing the leg strength of a child.

  In addition, inventions (Patent Documents 2 and 3) in which a walking floor is used in combination for a virtual reality experience by video are also known.

Japanese Patent No. 4313333 Japanese Patent No. 4109257 Special table 2000-051629

  As described above, in the prior art, a person considering a travel destination has to know details of the travel destination through books and videos.

  However, it was at the “browsing” level, far from the air of the travel destination, and lacked appeal as a means of presentation.

  On the other hand, there are places in real tourist destinations that cannot be expressed in video or text, and that cannot be fully understood unless you actually visit them. Accommodation facilities, tourists, restaurants, etc.・ Shops and various public organizations felt a dilemma that could not be communicated well. In addition, it has been difficult for travel agents to select appropriate travel destinations using books and videos alone. As a result, there has been a problem that demand is biased to well-known travel destinations. Furthermore, even when a travel agent wants to appeal to a specific travel destination as a sales strategy, there is a problem that it is difficult to appeal it to the customer intensely only with images and characters.

  The present invention relates to a virtual travel experience device that solves the above-described problems of the prior art and allows a person who examines a travel destination to enjoy a virtual experience of travel under a virtual space (VR).

That is, the virtual travel experience device of the present invention is
A walking floor that allows pedestrians to move in one place without moving,
Means for displaying images including scenery to pedestrians in a virtual space,
A means of linking the movement of the walking floor and video,
Have
A robot hand that can be gripped by a pedestrian is prepared, and the robot hand operates in conjunction with the movement of the walking floor and an image.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the virtual travel experience device, the image is in the form of a guide walking against the background of a scene, and the image is linked with the movement of the robot hand and the movement of the walking floor. It is characterized by making it possible for pedestrians to enjoy a virtual experience as if they were sightseeing by hand.

  The invention described in claim 5 is characterized in that, in the virtual travel experience apparatus, the robot hand induces walking by pulling a pedestrian's hand.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the virtual travel experience device, the pedestrian wears a head-mounted display for displaying an image inside, and means for displaying the image including the scenery to the pedestrian under the virtual space; It is characterized by that.

  The invention described in claim 7 is characterized in that, in the virtual travel experience device, a blower device for sending wind to a pedestrian is prepared and operated in cooperation with the movement of the walking floor and the image of the scenery. .

  According to the virtual travel experience device of the present invention having the above-described configuration, a person who examines a travel destination does not simply browse the video, but looks at the video of the scenery of the travel destination in the virtual space at one place. Since the robot walks while walking on the walking floor where the walking motion can be performed, it is possible to enjoy a virtual experience as if walking in an actual travel destination.

  In this case, according to the second aspect of the present invention, it is as if the guide is drawn by linking the video with the movement of the robot hand and the movement of the walking floor, with the video as a guide walking against a landscape. You can enjoy a more realistic virtual experience as if you were sightseeing.

  In the above case, according to the fifth aspect of the invention, the robot hand induces walking by pulling the hand of the pedestrian, so that a more realistic virtual experience can be enjoyed.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the head-mounted display that is worn by the pedestrian and displays the image therein is used as a means for displaying the image including the scenery to the pedestrian under the virtual space. The immersive feeling of can be increased and a more realistic virtual experience can be enjoyed.

  Further, according to the invention of claim 7, since a blower device for sending wind to a pedestrian is prepared and operated in cooperation with the movement of the walking floor and the image of the scenery, the walking sensation is more realistic with the strength of the wind. In addition, the climate of the travel destination can be reproduced by adjusting the air temperature.

  As described above, according to the virtual travel experience device of the present invention, a travel destination that has been known only through browsing books and videos until now can be known through a realistic virtual experience. An appropriate destination can be selected.

  As a result, since the travel agent can present the travel destination appropriately to the customer by installing the experience device of the present invention at the store, the problem that the demand is biased to the well-known travel destination is solved. . In this case, it also helps the customer to make an appropriate clothing plan by reproducing the climate of the travel destination. Furthermore, when an elderly person who is worried about leg strength travels, an appropriate travel plan can be advised by having a virtual experience of walking using the experience device of the present invention in advance.

  On the other hand, when a travel agent wants to appeal to a customer a certain travel destination as a sales strategy, the virtual travel experience device of the present invention is used to create a story about the flow of the scenery of the travel destination in the virtual space. Thus, effective appeal is possible.

  On the other hand, accommodation facilities in tourist areas that cannot be fully expressed by video and characters, and those who do not know the true value unless you actually visit, those who are involved in tourism, restaurants / shops, various public organizations, By using the travel experience device, it is possible to convey it well and attract more travelers.

The block diagram of the electric circuit of the experience apparatus of the virtual trip of this invention. The conceptual diagram of the experience apparatus of the virtual trip of this invention. The side view of the virtual travel experience apparatus of this invention. The top view of the experience apparatus of the virtual trip of this invention. The front view of the virtual travel experience apparatus of this invention. The partial omission plan view of the robot hand location of the virtual travel experience device of the present invention. The partial omission plan view of the robot hand location of the virtual travel experience device of the present invention. The partially omitted side view of the robot hand portion of the virtual travel experience device of the present invention. The partially omitted side view of the robot hand portion of the virtual travel experience device of the present invention. The conceptual diagram which shows an example of the production method of the image | video of the virtual travel experience apparatus of this invention. The front view which shows the Example of the image | video of the virtual travel experience apparatus of this invention.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the virtual travel experience apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing an outline of the present invention. The virtual travel experience device of the present invention is
A walking floor 11 in which the pedestrian P can perform a walking motion in one place without moving,
Means 30 for displaying an image including a landscape to a pedestrian in a virtual space;
A means of linking the movement of the walking floor and video,
Have
A robot hand 20 that can be gripped by a pedestrian is prepared, and the robot hand operates in conjunction with the movement of a walking floor and an image.

  The scenery includes a real scene, a scene that mimics a real scene, or a virtual scene, and further includes an outdoor scene, a scene in the facility, a scene in the building, or a scene in the vehicle. .

  The walking floor 11 has a function that allows a pedestrian P to perform a walking motion in one place without moving, and can obtain a walking motion in the front-rear direction by an endless belt that moves in the front-rear direction. Any known device such as one that can obtain an omnidirectional walking motion, such as that described in Patent Document 1, may be used. The walking floor described in Patent Document 1 includes at least three movable floors that can move in any direction within a horizontal plane independently of each other, and includes a plurality of position detection means and a plurality of movable floors. The movable floor is provided with a control mechanism for controlling movement, and each of the movable floors is provided with a traveling mechanism that can move the substrate and the substrate, and is configured to be able to move simultaneously in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. The walking motion can be performed at a single location without being performed, and the walking surface is constituted by an assembly of the plurality of movable floors, and the plurality of position detecting means are respectively configured to be the movable floor and the pedestrian. The control device detects a position, and the control device moves the movable floor on which the pedestrian is placed in a direction opposite to the traveling direction of the pedestrian according to the walking motion of the pedestrian based on the position detection signal from the position detecting means. A movable floor on which a pedestrian is newly placed by controlling each movable floor to move and move the movable floor on which the pedestrian has been placed in the direction of travel of the pedestrian to return to the front of the pedestrian Is provided so that the pedestrian can walk at one place without moving forward.

  In the figure, reference numerals 12 and 12 are handrails provided on the left and right of the walking floor 11, and 14 is a step for the pedestrian P to climb the walking floor.

  A robot hand 20 is disposed above the support columns 13 and 13 erected on the left and right in front of the walking floor 11 of the base 10. This robot hand 20 is such that a prosthetic hand that swings in a free state in the left-right direction as viewed from the pedestrian P is swung up and down by a control mechanism and moved in the left-right direction. More specifically, the first prosthetic hand 24 can be swung freely in the left-right direction on the pivot base 22 that is controlled to move in the left-right direction by the actuator 23 on the rail 21 spanned between the support columns 13. A prosthetic hand 28 that is pivotally supported by the actuator 25 and pivotally controlled by an actuator 25 in the vertical direction is pivotally supported at the tip of the first prosthetic hand so that a pedestrian can grip the tip of the second prosthetic hand. By providing the robot hand 20, the robot hand 20 is obtained.

  In this embodiment, the second prosthetic hand 27 is pivotally supported on a support plate erected on the front end of the first prosthetic hand 24, and the second prosthetic hand is moved by the actuator 25 from the front end of the shaft 26 which advances and retreats from the first prosthetic hand. By pushing up, the second prosthesis is swung up and down.

  In the above-described embodiment, the prosthetic hand 28 is swung up and down by the control mechanism to give the pedestrian P gripping it a hand, but the second prosthetic hand 27 is controlled. You may give the pedestrian a feeling of being pulled by moving the prosthetic hand 28 forward and backward by the mechanism.

  Further, a device for detecting the behavior of the pedestrian P may be provided in the robot hand 20 so that the progress of the image and the operation of the walking floor are stopped when the pedestrian pulls the prosthetic hand 28.

  In this embodiment, as means for displaying a video to a pedestrian in a virtual space, a head mounted display 30 that is worn by the pedestrian and displays the video inside is employed. In addition, a headphone 40 capable of listening to audio is also employed.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, a blower device (circulator) 50 for sending wind to a pedestrian is prepared and operated in cooperation with the movement of the walking floor and the image of the scenery. The air blower 50 makes the walking sensation real by the strength of the wind, and also reproduces the climate of the travel destination by adjusting the air blowing temperature.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining an electric circuit of the virtual travel experience apparatus 1 of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 11 is a walking floor, S2 is an image generating computer that generates video and audio to be displayed to a pedestrian and sends them to the head mounted display 30 and the headphones 40, and 23 and 25 are actuators that drive the robot hand 20. Similarly, 50 is a blower (circulator) for sending wind to pedestrians. These members are controlled and driven in cooperation by a master server / walking floor drive computer S1.

The embodiment controlled and driven in cooperation with each other will be described as follows.
(1) By pushing the start key, the robot hand swings and gives the pedestrian holding it a feeling of being pulled.
(2) When the robot hand swings, the image of the guide walking against the background advances, and the walking floor starts to move backward in synchronization with the moving speed. In this case, considering the rise time of the driving motor for the walking floor, appropriate synchronization can be obtained by preceding the movement of the walking floor.
(3) Reproduce the sensation of being “pulled” by frequently pulling your hand against the walking speed.
(4) When the pedestrian pulls the robot hand at hand, the progression of the image and the operation of the walking floor are stopped.

Furthermore, an embodiment in the case of using an omnidirectional walking motion as a walking floor is as follows.
(1) In the video of a guide walking against the background of the landscape, a scene in which the guide bends left and right is developed.
(2) Synchronizing with the above scene, the robot hand moves to the left and right, giving the pedestrian holding it a sense that the hand is pulled in the turning direction.
(3) Synchronize with the above scene, giving the pedestrian a sense of walking in the direction in which the walking floor bends.

  FIG. 10 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of a video creation method of the virtual travel experience device of the present invention. Here, an example of creating an image assuming a walking floor that can obtain only a walking motion in the front-rear direction is taken, and the image is obtained by shooting the guide and the background scenery with a camera that takes 360 degrees.

  FIG. 11 is a conceptual diagram showing a different example of the video creation method of the virtual travel experience device of the present invention. Here, an example of creating an image that assumes a walking floor that can obtain omnidirectional walking motion is taken as an example, and the image of the background is taken as a celestial mapping of the live-action image, and the image of the guide is obtained there by synthesizing it. ing.

  In the virtual travel experience device of the present invention, a means for detecting a biological reaction of a pedestrian is provided, and a reasonable travel plan is formulated by analyzing the fatigue level and psychology of the subject based on the detected biological reaction. You can use it as a reference, or find out what part of your travel destination you are interested in.

P Pedestrian 1 Experience device 11 Walking floor 20 Robot hand 30 Head mounted display

Claims (10)

A walking floor that allows pedestrians to move in one place without moving,
Means for displaying images including scenery to pedestrians in a virtual space,
A means of linking the movement of the walking floor and video,
Have
A virtual travel experience device characterized in that a robot hand that a pedestrian can hold is prepared, and the robot hand operates in conjunction with the movement of a walking floor and an image.   Pedestrians experience a virtual experience as if they are being drawn by a guide and sightseeing by linking the video with the movement of the robot hand and the movement of the walking floor. The virtual travel experience device according to claim 1, which can be enjoyed by the user.   The virtual travel experience device according to claim 1, wherein the scenery includes a real scenery, a scenery imitating a real scenery, or a virtual scenery.   The virtual travel experience device according to claim 1, wherein the scenery includes an outdoor scenery, a facility scenery, a building scenery, or a vehicle scenery.   The virtual travel experience device according to claim 1, wherein the robot hand guides walking by pulling a pedestrian's hand.   The virtual travel experience device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the pedestrian wears and has a head-mounted display that displays an image therein, and includes means for displaying an image including a landscape to the pedestrian in a virtual space.   The virtual travel experience device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a blower device that sends wind to a pedestrian is prepared and operated in cooperation with the movement of the walking floor and the image of the scenery.   The walking floor includes at least three movable floors that can move in any direction within a horizontal plane independently of each other, and includes a plurality of position detection means and a control device that controls the movement of each movable floor, Each of the movable floors has a board and a traveling mechanism that allows the board to move, and is configured to be able to move in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction at the same time, so that the pedestrian can walk at one place without moving forward. A plurality of movable floor aggregates constitute a walking surface, and the plurality of position detection means detect the movable floor and the pedestrian position, respectively, and the control Based on the position detection signal from the position detection means, the apparatus moves the movable floor on which the pedestrian is placed in the direction opposite to the pedestrian's moving direction according to the walking motion of the pedestrian, and finishes loading the pedestrian. By moving each movable floor so that the movable floor is moved in the direction of travel of the pedestrian and returning to the front of the pedestrian, the movable floor is newly provided. The virtual travel experience device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a walking operation can be performed at one place without moving forward.   The robot hand is configured such that a prosthetic hand that can be gripped by a pedestrian swinging in a left-right direction as viewed from a pedestrian is swung up and down by a control mechanism and moved in a left-right direction. The virtual travel experience device according to any one of 1 to 8.   The first prosthetic hand pivot is pivotally supported in a free state in the left-right direction on a pivot base that is controlled by an actuator in the left-right direction as viewed from the pedestrian, and the top of the first prosthetic hand is vertically viewed from the pedestrian. 10. The virtual travel experience device according to claim 9, wherein a second prosthetic hand swing controlled by an actuator in a direction is pivotally supported, and a prosthetic hand is provided at a tip of the second prosthetic hand hook.