JP3335445B2 - 3D simulator - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a three-dimensional simulator for forming a virtual three-dimensional space in which a predetermined moving body moves.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a three-dimensional simulator device capable of forming a three-dimensional driving game, a driving simulator, etc., which moves on a course of a predetermined width by a predetermined moving body, an apparatus having a configuration as shown in FIG. 15 is known. ing. As shown in FIG. 15, the three-dimensional simulator includes an operation unit 528, a virtual three-dimensional space calculation unit 500, an image synthesis unit 530, and a CRT 540. Here, the virtual three-dimensional space calculation unit 500 performs calculation for setting a virtual three-dimensional space, and the central processing unit 502,
Virtual three-dimensional space setting unit 504, position information calculation unit 506,
Object information storage unit 508, course order storage unit 51
0, a height information storage unit 512, and a hit information storage unit 514. Further, the image synthesizing unit 530 outputs the virtual 3
According to the virtual three-dimensional space setting information from the three-dimensional space calculation unit 500, a pseudo three-dimensional image that is actually seen by the player is formed.

FIG. 16 shows an example of a course of a three-dimensional game formed by the three-dimensional simulator device. In this three-dimensional game, the player drives on a course 550 shown in FIG. Around the course 550, spectator seats 552, mountains 554, 556, row of trees 558 and the like are arranged. Then, the racing car driven by the player moves on a course 550 formed to have a predetermined width, and starts at a point A which is a start point, and moves to a point B and a point C.
After passing through the points D and D, it returns to the point A '. And course 5
Goal-in, for example, after 50 laps of 50. in this case,
On the course 550, in addition to a racing car driven by a player (hereinafter, referred to as a player racing car), a racing car driven by another player (hereinafter, referred to as an opponent racing car), or automatically operated by the present apparatus. Racing car (hereinafter referred to as a computer car) is running. Then, the player competes with the opponent racing car and the computer car for the ranking, and when the goal is reached, the ranking of the player is displayed on the game screen.

In the above-described three-dimensional game, it is necessary to specify a position where the player racing car is traveling on or off the course 550 and running.

In such a three-dimensional game, it is better to form the course 550 three-dimensionally in order to enhance the reality of the game. For this purpose, the course 550 is formed up and down depending on the location, and a predetermined bank is formed on the curve. In addition, 560
Is also provided.

Further, since the course 550 is formed to have a predetermined width, it is necessary to perform a hit process with an obstacle such as a wall provided at the left and right ends of the course 550.

In order to specify such a position with respect to the course 550, specify the order, make the course 550 three-dimensional, and perform a hit process with a wall or the like, a conventional three-dimensional simulator apparatus as shown in FIG. Course ranking storage unit 510,
A height information storage unit 512 and a hit information storage unit 514 are provided. In addition, a ranking information calculation unit 516, a height information calculation unit 518, and a hit calculation unit 520 are provided in the virtual three-dimensional space setting unit 504.

For example, the order on the course 550 is specified as follows. That is, the course 550 is divided into, for example, course blocks A0 to A100 (not shown). Specifically, for example, point A in FIG. 16 is assigned as course block A0, point B as course block A25, point C as course block A50, point D as course block A75, and point A 'as course block A100.

[0009] The address information and the position information of each of these blocks are stored in the course order storage unit 510 as course order information. Then, the position information calculation unit 506
Based on the two-dimensional position information (X, Z coordinates in the absolute coordinate system) of the player racing car calculated in the above, which course block on the course 550 the player racing car belongs to is calculated. This calculation is performed by the rank information calculation unit 51.
6 is performed. Similarly, a course block to which the other racing car and the computer car belong is calculated by the rank information calculation unit 516. Then, by comparing the address information of the blocks to which the respective racing cars belong, it is possible to specify the rank of the player at the time of the goal or at the time of running.

The three-dimensionalization of the course 550 is performed as follows. That is, in order to form the course 550 three-dimensionally, height information at each point on the course 550 is required. Therefore, in the conventional three-dimensional simulator, the course 550 and its periphery are divided into height blocks B0 to Bm as shown in FIG.

The address information and position information of each of these height blocks B0 to Bm and the height information h0 to hm at the block position are stored in the height information storage unit 512. As a result, the height of the course 550 at the position of the height block Bm is set to hm. In the height information calculating section 518, the player racing car 570 moves on the course 550 based on the two-dimensional position information (X and Z coordinates in the absolute coordinate system) of the player racing car 570 calculated in the position information calculating section 506. Which height block B0 to Bm belongs to is calculated. Thus, the height information hm of the player racing car 570 on the course 550, that is, the Y coordinate in the absolute coordinate system can be obtained, and the course 550 can be made three-dimensional.

The hit processing with a wall or the like is performed in the hit calculation section 520 as follows. For example,
The two-dimensional position of the player racing car 570 is shown in FIG.
In the case of (A) between K and L, a hit check is performed between the player racing car 570 and the straight lines E and F. If it is determined that the hit is made by the straight lines E and F, a process of hitting in a direction perpendicular to the wall or a process of reducing the speed of the player racing car 570 is performed. Similarly, the player racing car 57
If 0 is between L and M, player racing car 5
A hit check is performed between 70 and the arcs G and H, and then the above-described predetermined processing is performed.

When performing a process of hitting the player racing car 570 in a direction perpendicular to the wall, direction information of the wall is required. Therefore, in the conventional example, the course 550 is divided into hit blocks C0 to Cn. For example, FIG.
As shown in the figure, the right side of the course 550 is divided into hit blocks C1 to C123. The address information of each hit block, the two-dimensional position information of the block, and the direction information of the wall at that position (hereinafter referred to as hit information) are stored in the hit information storage unit 514. For example, now, the player racing car 570 is shown in FIG.
(A) It is assumed that a hit is made at point P in FIG. Then
Based on the two-dimensional position information of the player racing car 570 and the two-dimensional position information of the hit block, it is determined that the player racing car 570 belongs to the hit block C37. The hit block C37 is divided into smaller blocks as shown in FIG. In each of these blocks, for example, inclination data having a form as shown in FIG. 18C is stored for a course having a shape as shown in FIG. 18B. Here, for example, the tilt data “2” means tilt data having the direction shown in FIG. Then, for example, the position of point P is
In the case of “2” in (C), it is determined that there is a wall in the direction of “2” shown in FIG. 18D, and hit processing for the player racing car 570 is performed.

[0014]

As described above, in the conventional three-dimensional simulator device, in order to specify the order on the course 550, make the course 550 three-dimensional, and perform a hit process with a wall or the like, It is necessary to divide the course into blocks A0 to Al, B0 to Bm and C0 to Cn of different sizes and arrangements. And each block A0
Storage units such as a course order storage unit 510, a height information storage unit 512, and a hit information storage unit 514 are provided corresponding to .about.Al, B0 to Bm, and C0 to Cn. Further, in order to obtain the rank information, the height information, and the hit information from the block information, it is necessary to provide a calculation unit such as a rank information calculation unit 516, a height information calculation unit 518, and a hit calculation unit 520.

However, conventionally, since the storage units corresponding to the respective blocks are provided as described above, it is necessary to access the respective storage units each time. For this reason, the size of the hardware has been increased, which has hindered an increase in the processing speed of the hardware.

In addition, the work of dividing the course 550 into a plurality of blocks having different sizes and arrangements requires a great deal of labor, which greatly hinders a reduction in design time. Particularly, when one course is created and then another course is created by changing or adding a part of the course, these blocks A0 to Al, B0 to Bm, C0 to
Cn had to be recreated separately. Therefore, it is not easy to change the course during the course design, and it is not easy to increase the variety of course types in order to enhance the fun of the game.

Further, in order to easily change the course and to easily increase the variety of the course, a tool such as a CAD for automatically creating the course information is desired. However, in the conventional three-dimensional simulator, it is very difficult to automatically generate the course information, that is, the block information, because a plurality of types of block information having different sizes and arrangements are required depending on the course. Was.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a virtual 3D system in which a predetermined moving body moves on a course having a predetermined width.
A three-dimensional simulator device for forming a three-dimensional space,
An object of the present invention is to provide a three-dimensional simulator device that can easily set a course based on simple course information.

[0019]

In order to achieve the above object, a three-dimensional simulator according to the present invention provides a three-dimensional simulator which forms a virtual three-dimensional space in which a predetermined moving body moves on a course having a predetermined width. A simulator device, wherein a reference point is set according to a predetermined address at a predetermined interval along the course, and at least address information, two-dimensional position information, and travel area setting information of the reference point are stored as course information. Means, one or more of the reference points are selected in accordance with the movement of the moving body, the course information of the selected reference point is read from the course information storage means, and the read course information is read. Movement information setting means for setting movement information of the moving object based on the movement information, and the movement based on the movement information set by the movement information setting means. Pseudo-3 from the perspective that moves with
It is characterized by displaying a two-dimensional image.

Further, in this case, the course information storage means further stores height information of the reference point as a part of the course information, and the movement information setting means stores the reference information based on the height information. It is desirable to set the movement information of the moving object.

In this case, a reference point line connecting the reference points and one or more sub-reference point lines are set on the course, and the movement information setting means sets the reference point on the reference point line and The movement information of the moving object may be set based on the course information of the sub reference point on the sub reference point line.

In this case, the course information storage means stores, as the traveling area setting information, distance information from the reference point to the left and right ends of the course and direction information from the reference point to the next reference point. It is preferable that the movement information setting means performs hit processing of the moving body at a left end and a right end of a course based on the traveling area setting information.

In this case, the course information storage means further stores travel environment information of the moving body on the course as a part of the course information. The setting of the movement information of the moving object may be performed based on the information.

In this case, one or a plurality of roadside zones are provided along the course, and the course information storage means stores setting information of the roadside zones and roadside zones as a part of the course information. The traveling environment information of the moving body in the area is further stored, and the traveling information setting means is configured to execute the traveling information in the roadside area based on the roadside area setting information and the traveling environment information in the roadside area. The setting of the movement information of the moving object may be performed.

In this case, the course information storage means further stores bank angle setting information of the moving object on the course as a part of the course information. The setting of the bank angle of the moving object may be performed based on the angle setting information.

In this case, the course information storage means stores bank angle information of a course at the reference point position as the bank angle setting information, and the movement information setting means stores the bank information at the selected reference point. It is preferable that the bank angle information is set as a bank angle at the position of the moving object on the course.

In this case, the course information storage means stores height information at the left and right end positions of the course corresponding to the reference point as the bank angle setting information, and the movement information setting means is selected. Setting a bank angle at the position of the moving object on the course based on the height information at the left and right end positions of the course corresponding to the reference point.

[0028] In this case, the course information storage means further stores, as a part of the course information, travel target setting information of a mobile object automatically operated by a three-dimensional simulator, and the movement information setting means includes: The setting of the movement information of the mobile object that is automatically driven may be performed based on the travel target setting information.

In this case, the course information storage means stores, as the travel target setting information, travel target position setting information for specifying a travel target of the automatically driven moving body, Determining the position information of the traveling target based on the traveling target position setting information and the two-dimensional position information of the reference point, and setting the movement information of the mobile object that is automatically steered based on the determined position information of the traveling target. It is desirable to carry out.

[0030]

According to the present invention, address information of a reference point, two-dimensional position information, and travel area setting information are set as course information. In some cases, height information is also set. Then, one of the reference points is selected according to the movement of the moving body, and the movement information of the moving body is set based on the course information at the selected reference point. Therefore, the course can be set very easily as compared with the case where the course is divided into various blocks and the course is set. Further, since the course information is set independently of each other in association with the reference point, the course can be easily changed, and is suitable for automatic generation by CAD or the like.

According to the present invention, the traveling environment information can be set as a part of the course information. As a result, the road surface unevenness information, slip information, speed deceleration information, weather information, terrain information, and the like can be reflected in the course setting.

Further, according to the present invention, a roadside area can be provided along a course, and traveling environment information in this roadside area can be set. This makes it possible to easily change the movement information of the moving body that has entered the roadside zone area.

According to the present invention, bank angle setting information can be set as a part of the course information. This makes it possible to easily set the bank angle on the course.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to set travel target setting information of a mobile object that is automatically driven as a part of the course information. As a result, it is possible to reproduce the natural movement of the automatically driven mobile object.

[0035]

【Example】

1. First, an example of a three-dimensional game realized by the three-dimensional simulator will be briefly described.

The three-dimensional game realized by the present three-dimensional simulator apparatus is a racing car game in which a moving body, for example, a player racing car runs on a course of a predetermined width and competes with an opponent racing car and a computer car. . FIG. 2 shows an example of an external view of the present three-dimensional simulator device. As shown in the figure, the three-dimensional simulator device is formed in the same manner as the driver's seat of an actual racing car. And the player is seat 1
8 while watching the pseudo three-dimensional image (game screen) projected on a CRT (display) 10.
By operating the handle 14, the accelerator 15, the shift lever 16 and the like provided on the vehicle 2, a fictitious racing car is driven to play a game.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the course 20 in the present three-dimensional game. Thus, in the present three-dimensional game, the course 20 is formed three-dimensionally in the virtual three-dimensional space. That is, the course 20 is provided with ups and downs or banks depending on the location, and also has a grade separation 86. Course 20
Building 60, tunnel 62, mountain 64, cliff 6
6, three-dimensional objects such as walls 68 are arranged.
The player operates the racing car while watching the CRT 10 on which these three-dimensional objects and the like are projected. Then, starting from the start point 70, the circuit 20 goes around the course 20 once. Then, when the vehicle passes the check point 72 within the time limit, the time is extended, and it is possible to make another round. Then, when the player goes around the course a predetermined number of times, the goal is reached, and the order of the players is determined.

FIGS. 4 to 6 show an example of a game screen, an attract screen, and a game play reproduction screen (pseudo three-dimensional image) displayed on the CRT 10 in the present three-dimensional game.

FIG. 4A shows a game screen viewed from the viewpoint of the player at the start of the game. As shown in the figure, on the game screen, a display 74 indicating the position of the player racing car 50 on the course 20, a display 76 indicating the remaining time limit, a tachometer 78, a speedometer 79 and the like are displayed. I have. The player looks at these displays while watching the opponent racing car 52 and computer car 54 projected on the game screen.
And will compete.

FIG. 4B shows an attract screen when the player racing car 50 is going downhill 80. FIG. 4C shows the attracting screen when the player racing car 50 is going downhill 80. As shown in FIG. The attract screen when the descent is completed is shown. As described above, in the present three-dimensional simulator device, it is possible to easily set up and down on the course 20, thereby greatly increasing the reality of the game. 4 (B) and 4 (C) show an attract screen when the player racing car 50 is viewed from the upper front in order to make the description easy to understand. Thus, in this three-dimensional simulator device,
Although it is possible to form a pseudo three-dimensional image that can be viewed from an arbitrary viewpoint position, during an actual game, a pseudo three-dimensional image from a viewpoint from a racing car seat position is formed. .

FIG. 5A shows a game screen when the player racing car runs on the roadside area 84. The roadside zone area 84 is formed such that the traveling environment information is different from that of the normal road surface 82. That is,
When the player racing car enters the roadside belt area 84, movement information of the player racing car, for example, engine speed, speed, etc., is changed based on the traveling environment information. For example, in FIG. 5A, as shown by the tachometer 78 and the speedometer 79, the number of rotations has decreased to 2000 and the speed has also decreased to 65 km. Further, the game screen also fluctuates finely up and down according to the road surface state of the roadside zone area 84, and the player is notified that the vehicle has entered the roadside zone area 84.

Note that, as shown in FIG.
The arrow indicates the current position of the player racing car 50 on the course 20. Thereby, the player can know the outline of the distance to the check point or the goal point. In addition, the display 77 shows the current ranking of the players, so that the player can know that the current ranking of the players is 13th out of 13 units.

As shown in FIG. 5A, a predetermined bank is also provided in the roadside belt area 84. As a result, the direction information of the player racing car is changed,
As shown in FIG. 5A, the game screen viewed from the player has also been changed so as to appear to be tilted. This point is clear from the inclination of the horizon 83. As described above, in the present three-dimensional simulator apparatus, not only the course 20 but also the bank can be easily set, so that the reality of the game can be greatly enhanced.

FIG. 5B shows a game screen before the player racing car passes below the grade separation 86 provided on the course 20. In the present three-dimensional game, the course 20 is formed so as to first pass below the overpass 86 and then pass over the overpass 86. As described above, in the present three-dimensional simulator apparatus, the three-dimensional intersection 86 can be easily provided on the course, and the variety of the course can be easily increased.

FIG. 5C shows a game screen just before passing the check point 72 after making one round of the course 20. Checkpoint 7 as shown in display 76
Since the time limit is about 19 seconds remaining after the second pass, the player can make another round of the course. The display 77 also shows the order of the players at the time of passing the check point 72.

FIG. 6A shows a game play reproduction screen when the player racing car 50 driven by the player loses control and collides against a wall 88 provided on the course. And FIG. 6 (B)
Shows a game play reproduction screen in the case where the player racing car 50 is rebounded by the wall after colliding (hit) with the wall 88. As described above, in the present three-dimensional simulator apparatus, when the racing car collides with the wall 88 or the like, the movement information of the racing car, such as the traveling direction,
The running speed is changed. This makes it possible to greatly enhance the reality of the game. FIG.
(A) and (B) show the game play reproduction screen when viewed from the upper front of the player racing car 50 for simplicity of explanation.

FIG. 6 (C) shows a game screen in the case where the course 20 has been made a predetermined number of times (for example, four times) and a goal-in has been achieved. In this case, the display 90 displays the number of laps, the order of the players, the lap time, and the like, thereby ending the game.

In the above description, the case of a game with one or two players has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be naturally applied to a multi-player game of three or more players. 2. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a three-dimensional simulator according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the present three-dimensional simulator apparatus includes an operation unit 12 to which a player inputs an operation signal, and a virtual three-dimensional space operation unit for performing an operation for setting a virtual three-dimensional space by a predetermined game program. 100, an image synthesizing unit 200 that forms a pseudo three-dimensional image at the viewpoint position of the player, and a CR that outputs the pseudo three-dimensional image
It is configured to include T10.

For example, when the three-dimensional simulator is applied to a racing car game,
A steering wheel 14, an accelerator 15 and the like for driving the racing car are connected, and an operation signal is input by this.

The virtual three-dimensional space calculation unit 100 includes a central processing unit 102, a virtual three-dimensional space setting unit 104, a position information calculation unit 106, an object information storage unit 108, and a course information storage unit 110.

Here, the central processing unit 102 controls the entire three-dimensional simulator apparatus. Further, a predetermined game program is stored in a storage unit provided in the central processing unit 102. Virtual three-dimensional space calculation unit 100
Calculates the virtual three-dimensional space setting according to the game program and the operation signal from the operation unit 12.

The position information calculation unit 106 calculates two-dimensional position information (X coordinate and Z coordinate in the absolute coordinate system) of the racing car in accordance with an operation signal from the operation unit 12, an instruction from the central processing unit 102, and the like. You.

The object information storage unit 108 stores the three-dimensional position information and direction information of the three-dimensional object constituting the virtual three-dimensional space and the object number of the three-dimensional object to be displayed at this position (hereinafter, referred to as the object number). The stored three-dimensional position information / direction information and object number are referred to as object information). Here, the three-dimensional object includes a moving object such as a racing car and a map object for forming a map of courses, buildings, mountains, and the like. These objects are represented by a set of polygons. I have.

The object information stored in the object information storage unit 108 is stored in the virtual three-dimensional space setting unit 10.
4 is read. In this case, the object information storage unit 108 stores the object information of the frame immediately before the frame. Then, based on the read object information and the two-dimensional position information calculated by the position information calculation unit 106, the virtual three-dimensional space setting unit 104 sets object information (three-dimensional position information, direction information ) Is required. At this time, the movement information setting unit 104 sets the course information storage unit 11
Course information is read from 0. Then, in obtaining the object information, the read course information is also used.

As described above, the virtual three-dimensional space setting unit 1
In 04, object information of all three-dimensional objects constituting the virtual three-dimensional space in the frame is set. The details of the calculation processing in the virtual three-dimensional space calculation unit 100 will be described later.

The image synthesizing unit 200 synthesizes a pseudo three-dimensional image that can be viewed from an arbitrary viewpoint position of the player in the virtual three-dimensional space. For this reason, the image synthesis unit 200
It includes an image supply unit 210 and an image forming unit 240.

The image supply unit 210 performs three-dimensional arithmetic processing such as various coordinate conversion processing, clipping processing, perspective conversion processing, and sorting processing in accordance with the virtual three-dimensional space setting information set by the virtual three-dimensional space setting unit 104. Is performed.

That is, first, as shown in FIG. 7, the image information of the three-dimensional objects 300, 333, and 334 representing a racing car, a course, a building, a mountain, and the like is represented by an absolute coordinate (world coordinate) system (XW, YW, ZW) is arranged in a virtual three-dimensional space. In this case, in which position in the virtual three-dimensional space and in which direction to place the virtual three-dimensional space is determined based on the object information input from the virtual three-dimensional space setting unit 104. The image information of the three-dimensional object to be arranged at that position is stored in the object image information storage unit 212. Then, this image information is read by the object number included in the object information.

Next, the image information representing these three-dimensional objects is coordinate-transformed into a viewpoint coordinate system (Xv, Yv, Zv) based on the viewpoint of the player 302. Thereafter, image processing called so-called clipping processing is performed, and is performed outside the field of view of the player 302 (the clipping plane 34
0, 342, 344, 346, 348, 350) (the image information outside the display area 2 surrounded by 0).
Next, a perspective transformation to the screen coordinate system (XS, YS) is performed on the object in the display area 2. Finally,
Sorting processing for determining the order of processing in the next image forming unit 240 is performed.

In the image forming section 240, the image supply section 210
The image information of all the dots in the polygon is calculated from the data such as the vertex coordinates of the polygon subjected to the three-dimensional calculation processing. In this case, as a calculation method, a contour line of the polygon is obtained from the coordinates of the vertices of the polygon, a contour point pair which is an intersection of the contour line and the scanning line is obtained, and a line formed by the contour point pair is determined by a predetermined color. You may use the technique of making it correspond to data etc. In addition, a method is used in which image information of all dots in each polygon is stored in advance in a ROM or the like as texture information, and texture coordinates given to each vertex of the polygon are read as an address and pasted. You may. 3. Detailed Description of Calculation Processing in Virtual Three-Dimensional Space Calculation Unit Next, calculation processing performed by the virtual three-dimensional space calculation unit 100 will be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 8, on the course 20, the vicinity of the center line of the course 20 is spaced from the reference point G0 at predetermined intervals.
To Gn are set. Then, address information n of each reference point Gn, two-dimensional position information (Xn, Zn), height information hn, travel area setting information (αn, LDn, RDn)
Is stored in the course information storage unit 110 as course information.

The "n" of the reference point Gn represents the address information (H1 H2 H3 H4) of the reference point. For example, an address from the address (0000) to the address (FFFF) can be specified. Can be. Then, the most significant bit H1 of the address information is used to set the course 20
The number of the turn, ie, the turn information, is specified. Also,
The lower three bits H2, H3, and H4 of the address information specify the number of the reference point on the course 20 as the reference point. Thus, for example, if n = (A00E), the reference point Gn is designated as the reference point at the 14th address in the tenth round.

As described above, conventionally, the course is divided into the course blocks A0 to Al to set the course order. On the other hand, in this embodiment, this course order can be set only by the address information n (H1 H2 H3 H4) of the reference point Gn. Therefore, it is not necessary to divide the course into the course blocks, which requires a lot of labor, and it is possible to set the course order very easily. Further, in the present embodiment, the specification of the circuit information is performed by using the address information n (H1 H2
H3 H4).

The two-dimensional position information (Xn, Zn) indicates the X coordinate and Z coordinate of the reference point in the absolute coordinate system. Then, in the movement information setting section 112, the two-dimensional position information (Xn, Zn) and the two-dimensional position information P (Xm, Zm) of the player racing car 50 calculated by the position information calculating section 106 are calculated.
k, Zm, k) is calculated, and the reference point Gn to which the player racing car 50 belongs is determined. That is,
For example, in FIG. 8, P (Xm, k, Zm, k) and Gn-2 (X
n-2, Zn-2), Gn-1 (Xn-1, Zn-1), Gn (X
n, Zn), Gn + 1 (Xn + 1, Zn + 1), Gn + 2 (Xn +
2, Zn + 2) and the like are calculated. And Gn
When it is determined that the distance to (Xn, Zn) is the shortest,
It is determined that the reference point to which the player racing car 50 belongs is Gn. Thereby, for example, the course ranking of the player racing car 50 is specified as n (H1 H2 H3 H4). The course rankings of the opponent racing car 52 and the computer car 54 are similarly specified.
As described above, in the present embodiment, the display 77 shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, the ranking of the player racing car 50 can be specified. Further, as shown in the display 74, the position of the player racing car 50 on the course 20 can be displayed on the game screen. The reference point to which the player racing car 50 belongs is changed by calculating and comparing the distance from the player racing car 50 with respect to a total of five reference points from the reference point to which the player racing car 50 currently belongs to two points before and after. Be monitored by that.

The height information hn is information indicating the height of the position of each reference point Gn. For example, in FIG. 8, Gn-3 to Gn +
3, the height information hn is set so as to gradually increase (hn-3 <hn-2 <hn-1 <hn).
<Hn + 1 <hn + 2 <hn + 3). Thereby, the coordinates Yn of the reference point Gn in the absolute coordinate system are set. When the player racing car 50 belongs to the reference point Gn, it is determined that the Y coordinate of the player racing car 50 is hn.

As described above, in this embodiment, FIG.
It is possible to set up and down as described in (B) and (C). When a three-dimensional intersection as described with reference to FIG. 5B is provided, the address information n (H1 H2 H3 H4) is used together with the height information hn. That is, it is assumed that the address of the reference point Gk located below the intersection is, for example, k (H1 020), and the address of the reference point Gl located above the intersection is 1 (H10A0). The two-dimensional positions of these reference points Gk and Gl (Xk,
Zk) and (Xl, Zl) are substantially at the same position as shown in FIG. In this case, the height information hk of the lower reference point Gk is set to be smaller than the height information hl of the upper reference point Gl. Thus, it is possible to set reference points having different height information while having the same two-dimensional position information, and it is possible to provide a grade separation as shown in FIG.

As described above, in the prior art, it was necessary to divide the course into the height blocks B0 to Bm in order to obtain the height information, but in the present embodiment, such a work was not required. Height information can be set very easily.

Running area setting information (αn, LDn, RD
n) is information for setting a traveling area in which the racing car can travel. Here, αn is information indicating the direction to the next reference point after the reference point Gn, for example, the reference point Gn + 1. LDn and RDn are information indicating the distance from the reference point Gn to the left end L and the right end R of the course 20.

In this embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG.
The hit check is performed assuming that virtual walls 22 and 24 whose directions are αn exist at distances LDn and RDn from the reference point Gn. Specifically, it is assumed that there is a virtual, for example, rectangular frame representing the size of the racing car around the position coordinates P (Xm, k, Zm, k) of the player racing car 50. Then, a hit check is performed between the rectangular frame and the virtual walls 22 and 24. Then, when it is determined that a rectangular frame has hit the virtual walls 22 and 24, as described with reference to FIGS. 6A and 6B, for example, the rectangular frames are arranged on the racing car at an angle of αn. Processing such as applying an impact from the vertical direction of the wall or reducing the speed of the racing car is performed.
As a result, hit processing which had to be performed by setting hit blocks C0 to Cn in the past can be performed by a very simple method.

Next, the operation of the object information changing process in the virtual three-dimensional space calculation unit 100 will be briefly described.

The object information storage unit 108 stores FIG.
, The object numbers OBm, k of the three-dimensional objects constituting the virtual three-dimensional space in the frame k, and the three-dimensional position information (Xm, k, Ym, k, Zm,
k) and direction information (θm, k, φm, k, ρm, k) are stored. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, the position and direction of the racing car 48 represented by a set of polygons are:
These three-dimensional position information (Xm, k, Ym, k, Zm, k),
It is specified by the direction information (θm, k, φm, k, ρm, k). The object number OBm, k is
It is used when reading out actual image information of these three-dimensional objects from the object image information storage unit 212.

Now, the three-dimensional position information and direction information of the racing car 48 in the frame k-1 immediately before the frame k of interest are (Xm, k-1, Ym, k-1, Zm, k-1). ), (Θm, k-1
, Φm, k-1 and ρm, k-1). Then, the position information calculation unit 106 calculates 2
The dimensional position information (Xm, k-1 and Zm, k-1) is read. Next, the position information calculation unit 106 calculates change amounts dX and dZ in the X and Z directions based on an operation signal input from the steering wheel 14, the accelerator 15 or the like via the operation unit 12. At this time, the change amount d is determined in consideration of the direction information of the racing car 48.
X and dZ may be calculated. That is, when the racing car 48 is climbing the up road, the direction information φm,
k-1 is read from the object information storage unit 108, and
The arithmetic processing may be performed such that the larger the value of m, k-1 is, the smaller the change amounts of dX and dZ are. When the amounts of change dX and dZ are obtained in this way, 2
The dimensional position information (Xm, k, Zm, k) is obtained as follows: Xm, k = Xm, k-1 + dXZm, k = Zm, k-1 + dZ.

Next, in the movement information setting unit 112, the two-dimensional position information (Xm, k
, Zm, k) and the two-dimensional position information of the reference points, one of a plurality of reference points is selected. In this case, for example, a reference point Gn (Xn, Zn) located closest to the two-dimensional position P (Xm, k, Zm, k) is selected. When the reference point is selected, the course information of the reference point is read from the course information storage unit 110.

The order of the course of the racing car 48 is set based on the address information n in the read course information. As a result, the position of the racing car on the course 20 and the number of laps are specified.

Further, based on the height information hn of the read course information, the Ym, k coordinates of the racing car 48 are obtained as Ym, k = hn, for example. Also, for example, a reference point Gn + 1 at the next address position of the reference point Gn
Is also selected, and its course information is read out. And
Based on the height information hn, hn + 1 which is one of the read course information of the reference points Gn, Gn + 1, the angle of the uphill / downhill of the course 20 is calculated. Then, based on the calculated uphill / downhill angles, the racing car 48
For example, angle information φm, k is obtained.

The bank angle ρm, k is determined based on the bank angle setting information set as a part of the course information, as described later. The rotation angle θm, k is calculated based on steering information of the steering wheel from the operation unit 12, friction information on the road surface, and the like.
4 will be set.

If the racing car 48 hits a wall, the values of dX and dZ are changed according to the hit state, or the rotation angle θm, k
Is also changed and reverse spinning is performed.

In this way, the object information (Xm, k, Ym, k, Zm,
k, θm, k, φm, k, ρm, k) are obtained. The obtained object information is written back to the object information storage unit 108, and the contents of the object information storage unit 108 are updated. The object information is output to the image synthesizing unit 200 together with the object information of another moving object or an object that is stationary on the map. The object information of the player racing car 50 is used, for example, for setting viewpoint information (a viewpoint position, a viewing angle, etc.) of the player 302 in FIG. Further, the object information of the opponent racing car 52 and the computer car 54 and the object information of the object stationary on the map are used for the synthesis of the pseudo three-dimensional image performed in the image synthesis unit 200.

Now, in the above description, on the course 20,
The case where only one reference point line 30 connecting the reference points Gn is set has been described. However, the present embodiment is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG.
0a, 30b, 30d, and 30e may be set. Note that the number of sub reference lines may be one.

FIG. 11B shows a cross section Q of FIG.
An example of the shape of the course 20 is shown. FIG. 11 (B)
As shown in the figure, each reference point line and sub-reference point line 3
The height information hn, g to hn, k at the reference point and the sub-reference points Gn to Kn on 0a to 30e are set differently. Thereby, a step can be provided in the width direction of the course 20, and the variety of the course can be greatly increased.

Also, when a bank is provided in a course as described later, it is effective to provide a sub-reference point line. That is, as shown in FIG. 11C, the bank angles at the sub-reference points Gn and Jn are set as βn, g, βn, J, and the bank angle at the reference point In is set as “0”. As a result, as shown in FIG. 11C, for example, it is possible to form a course in which banks are provided on the left and right ends of the course.

The course information in the present embodiment is not limited to the above-mentioned information, but various other information can be used. For example, traveling environment information of a racing car on the course 20 can be used as one of the course information. Such driving environment information includes road surface unevenness information, slip information, speed reduction information, or rain, snow,
Weather information such as wind, and terrain information such as land and water can be considered.
Thus, for example, the reference points G0 to G99 are in the dirt area, G
100 ~ G199 is the area where slip is likely to occur, G200 ~
G299 is the area where the speed decreases, G300 to G399 are rain,
Areas where snow is falling or areas where cross winds are blowing, and G400 to G499 can be set as water areas.

The two-dimensional position of the racing car is G
When it is between 0 and G99, a vertical vibration according to the road surface unevenness information is given to the racing car. In particular,
By changing Ym, k in accordance with this unevenness information, the game screen viewed by the player is slightly shaken up and down. Also,
In G100 to G199, the steering wheel is hardly steered due to the slip. Further, in G200 to G299, the engine speed decreases and the speed sharply decreases. Also, G300
In G399, slips are caused by rain and snow, and racing cars are swept away by crosswinds. In G400-G499,
It is possible to set traveling environment information such as traveling in a shallow river.

The setting of such traveling environment information is as follows.
By setting the reference point line and one or a plurality of sub-reference point lines differently, the variety of the course can be further increased. For example, in FIG. 11A, by setting the sub-reference points Kn to Kn + 5 in an area where slippage is likely to occur, it is possible to form a course in which engine oil scatters on a part of the road surface. Also,
In FIG. 11B, the reference point line of the reference point In can be set in the water area, and the other sub reference point lines can be set in the land area. This enables game settings such as running a racing car along a shallow river.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12A, along the course 20, the roadside belt areas 84a, 84a
It is also possible to set b. In this case, for example, direction information αn and distance information LD1n, RD1n, LD2n, RD2n can be used as the setting information of the roadside zone. The roadside zone area setting information is stored in the course information storage unit 110 as a part of the course information. However, direction information αn, distance information LD1n, RD1n
For the above, the traveling area setting information (αn, LD
n, RDn).

The setting of the road-side belt areas 84a and 84b is similar to the setting of the traveling area described above, and divides the road-side belt area at an angle αn from the reference point Gn to the positions of the distances LD1n, LD2n, RD1n and RD2n. It is performed as if there is a dynamic boundary. Then, when the racing car enters the roadside zone area divided by these virtual boundaries, the moving information setting unit 112 performs various arithmetic processing. The arithmetic processing is performed in the course information storage unit 1.
The determination is performed based on the traveling environment information of the racing car in the roadside area stored in the area 10. In this case, as the traveling environment information, road surface unevenness information, slip information, speed deceleration information, weather information, topographic information, and the like can be considered in the same manner as described above. For example, in FIG. 5A described above, when a racing car enters the roadside belt area 84,
The game screen vibrates up and down due to the road surface unevenness information. Further, as indicated by the tachometer 78 and the speedometer 79, the speed of the engine is reduced due to the speed reduction information, and the speed is rapidly reduced.

The roadside zone area is shown in FIG.
As shown in (B), it may be set on only one side of the course 20. In addition, the roadside belt areas 84a and 84 in FIG.
As shown by b or 84c, 84d, a roadside zone area having different traveling environment information may be provided in a belt shape.

In the present embodiment, the course 20 can be provided with a bank. In this case, for example, FIG.
As shown in (1), the bank angle βn at the position of the reference point Gn can be used as the bank angle setting information. That is, it is assumed that the bank angle at the reference point Gn to which the racing car belongs is βn. Then, in this case, the bank angle of the place where the racing car is located on the course is set to βn. As a result, pn, φn, etc., which are the object information of the racing car, are obtained. When the bank angle setting information is set in this way, a bank can be provided in the course 20 very easily.

As shown in FIG. 13B, the left and right ends L corresponding to the reference point Gn are set as bank angle setting information.
Height information hln and hrn at n and Rn can also be used. That is, the Y coordinates of the left and right ends Ln and Rn are obtained based on the height information hln and hrn. The inclination of the straight line connecting these left and right ends Ln and Rn is the bank angle at the location where the racing car belonging to the reference point Gn is located.

As shown in FIG. 13C, the left and right ends Ln and Rn corresponding to the reference point Gn are set.
May be set by connecting with a predetermined function curve, for example, a parabola. Also, as shown in FIG.
A configuration in which a plurality of sub reference point lines are provided to partially bank the course 20 may be adopted.

In the three-dimensional simulator apparatus according to the present embodiment, the traveling course of the player racing car 50 and the opponent racing car 52 is determined based on the steering operation performed by the player or the opponent player. On the other hand, for a racing car other than the player racing car 50 and the opponent racing car 52, that is, the computer car 54, the present three-dimensional simulator apparatus must automatically set the traveling course.

In the present embodiment, travel target setting information is stored in the course information storage unit 110 as information for setting such a travel course as part of the course information at the reference point Gn. As such travel target setting information,
For example, as shown in FIG. 14, the direction information αn to the next reference point at the reference point Gn, and the distance information Dn from the reference point Gn to the traveling target position POn (Xn, Zn) of the computer car 54 can be used. . However, the direction information αn is
The same data as the direction information αn shown in FIG. 8 can be used.

Here, the traveling target position POn refers to a traveling target position of the computer car 54. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG.
It is set every time you proceed. In this embodiment, the steering wheel and the like are automatically steered by a game program or the like, and the computer car 54 is moved to the traveling target position POn.
You will travel toward.

In the conventional three-dimensional simulator, such a setting of the traveling target position is performed by specifying the coordinates (X, Z) of the traveling target position in the absolute coordinate system. Therefore, in the conventional apparatus, the above-described course blocks A0 to Al and height blocks B0 to B
Apart from the setting of m and the hit blocks C0 to Cn, it is necessary to newly set the coordinates (X, Z) of such a travel target position. Therefore, a storage unit for storing these coordinates is required, causing an increase in the scale of the hardware, and hindering an increase in the speed of the apparatus. Further, the traveling target position is represented by the coordinates (X, Z).
If the configuration is set by itself, for example, when the course is changed, it is necessary to reset all the coordinates (X, Z) from the beginning. Therefore, the design effort accompanying the course change is excessive, which has been a great obstacle to shortening the design time.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, the reference point Gn
, The travel target position P0n (Xn, Zn) based on the distance information Dn and the direction information αn (hereinafter referred to as travel target position setting information Dn, αn).
Seeking. As described above, the direction information αn can be shared with the information for performing the hit processing. Therefore, the newly required data is only the distance information Dn. As a result, the capacity of the storage unit required for the device can be saved. Also, for example, in the case of changing the course in order to further change the design or to increase the variety of the course, it is not necessary to change the traveling target position setting information Dn, αn in many cases. That is, the traveling target position setting information Dn, αn is information indicating “deviation” from the reference point Gn. Therefore, even if the course is changed and the position information of the reference point is changed, there is no need to change these Dn and αn unless the running course of the computer car 54 (deviation from the reference point line) is changed. Because. As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to easily change the course.

Now, in this embodiment, the travel target position is specifically determined as follows. For example, FIG.
, PO30 (X30, Z30) is obtained as follows. That is, first, the two-dimensional position information of the reference point Gn and the traveling target position setting information Dn and αn are read from the course information storage unit 110. Then, based on the read information, the length is D30 and the direction is (α30 + 90) with the reference point Gn as the origin as shown in FIG.
Degrees or α30-90 degrees). As a result, the traveling target position P030 (X30, Z30), which is the tip position of this vector, is obtained. Similarly, the traveling target positions P040, P050, and PO60 are obtained. Here, the distance information Dn is signed data. For example, in FIG. 14, D30 and D50 are data with a “+” sign, and D40 and D60 are data with a “−” sign. With these codes, it is possible to distinguish whether the vehicle runs on the left side or the right side of the reference point line 30.

The handle of the computer car 54 is
The operation is performed for these traveling target positions P0n. However, in practice, in order to achieve driving stability,
For example, shortly before P040, the handle or the like is operated to aim at P050 instead of P040. Based on operation signals of the steering wheel and the like automatically operated by such a device, other course information (up / down, road surface conditions, etc.), the positional relationship with other racing cars, etc., the actual computer car 54 The movement information is set, and the traveling course is determined.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the reference point is provided on the course, and various course information is prepared to be attached to the reference point, and the course is set thereby. Therefore, the blocks A0 to Al, B0 to Bm, C0 to C
The course can be set very easily as compared with the conventional apparatus which has to provide n or the like. In addition, the hardware can be reduced in scale and speed.

Further, in this embodiment, the course information is set independently of each other in association with the reference point. Even if one type of course information is changed, the influence on the other type of course information is not affected. Very little. Therefore, when one block is changed, the conventional 3 which greatly affects other blocks is changed.
The course can be easily changed as compared with the three-dimensional simulator, and the design time can be greatly reduced. As an example, if it is desired to change only the curve of the course without changing the up and down of the course at all, only the two-dimensional position coordinates (Xn, Zn) of the reference point are changed without changing the height information hn. do it. If it is desired to change only the width of the course without changing the course up or down or the bend, only the distance information LDn and RDn may be changed. Similarly, when it is not desired to change the running course of the computer car by changing the course up, down, bend, width, etc., the distance information Dn only needs to be changed.

Further, the course information in this embodiment is:
Since it is formed based on the reference point Gn, it is suitable for automatic generation using CAD or the like. That is, conventionally, in order to form various blocks having different sizes and arrangements as shown in FIGS. 16 to 19, various block information is required as course information. However, automatically generating such block information requires extremely complicated processing, which is not suitable for automatic generation by CAD or the like. On the other hand, the course information in the present embodiment includes two-dimensional position coordinates (Xn, Zn) of the reference point, height information hn, travel target setting information (LDn, RDn, αn), and the like. (Xn, Zn) can be specified by the shape (bending) of the course, hn can be specified by the course up / down, and (LDn, RDn, αn) can be specified by the course width of the course. Therefore, it is possible to generate the course information with a very simple process as compared with the case of dividing into blocks, which is optimal for automatic generation using CAD or the like.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention.

For example, in the present embodiment, a racing car game has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to any type of three-dimensional game in which a moving object moves on a course of a predetermined width. For example, the present invention can be applied to a game that competes with a river of a predetermined width by a boat, a canoe, a horse racing game, a maze game, and the like.

The present invention can be applied to not only a three-dimensional game for business use but also, for example, a home game machine, a driving simulator used in a driving school, and the like.

[0105]

According to the present invention, the course can be set very easily as compared with the case of setting the course by dividing the course into various blocks, and the hardware can be reduced in size and the speed can be increased. Can be achieved. Further, since this course information is set independently of each other in association with the reference point, even if one type of course information is changed, the influence on other types of course information is very small. Therefore, the course can be easily changed, and the design time can be significantly reduced. Further, since the course information in the present invention is formed based on the reference point Gn, it can be easily generated, and is suitable for automatic generation using CAD or the like.

Further, according to the present invention, road surface unevenness information,
Slip information, speed reduction information, weather information, terrain information, and the like can also be reflected in the course setting. This allows
A course in which various traveling environments are set for each area can be formed, and the variety of the course can be greatly increased.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a roadside zone on a course, and to easily change the traveling environment of a moving body entering the roadside zone. This makes it possible to move up and down the display screen in accordance with the road surface condition of the roadside area, to reduce the speed of the moving body that has entered the roadside area, etc., and to greatly increase the reality of the simulator.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily set the bank angle on the course using the bank angle setting information. As a result, the course can be made more three-dimensional in a more realistic manner, and the simulator can be more realistic.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily set a traveling course of a moving object to be automatically operated by using traveling target setting information. Thus, for example, even when the course is changed, such as up-down, bend, width, etc., it is not necessary to newly create the travel target setting information, and the design time can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of an embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing an example of an appearance of the three-dimensional simulator device.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a course in the three-dimensional game.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a game screen and an attract screen synthesized by the three-dimensional simulator.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a game screen image synthesized by the three-dimensional simulator device.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a game screen and a game play reproduction screen image-combined by the three-dimensional simulator device.

FIG. 7 is a schematic explanatory diagram for describing three-dimensional calculation processing in the present three-dimensional simulator device.

FIG. 8 is a schematic explanatory diagram for describing a reference point set on a course and course information set in association with the reference point.

FIG. 9 is a schematic explanatory diagram for describing object information stored in an object information storage unit.

FIG. 10 is a schematic explanatory diagram for describing object information of a moving object.

FIG. 11 is a schematic explanatory diagram for describing a case where a plurality of reference point lines are set on a course.

FIG. 12 is a schematic explanatory diagram for describing a case where a roadside belt area is set on a course.

FIG. 13 is a schematic explanatory diagram for explaining a case where a bank angle is set on a course.

FIG. 14 is a schematic explanatory diagram for describing travel target setting information of an automatically driven computer car.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram of a conventional three-dimensional simulator device.

FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram showing a course of a conventional three-dimensional simulator device.

FIG. 17 is a schematic explanatory diagram for explaining a height block set on a course in a conventional three-dimensional simulator device.

FIG. 18 is a schematic explanatory diagram for describing hit processing in a conventional three-dimensional simulator device.

FIG. 19 is a schematic explanatory diagram for describing hit blocks set on a course in a conventional three-dimensional simulator device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 CRT 12 Operation part 20 Course 30 Reference point line 50 Player racing car 84a-84d Roadside zone 100 Virtual three-dimensional space calculation part 102 Central processing part 104 Virtual three-dimensional space setting part 106 Position information calculation part 108 Object information storage part 110 Course Information storage unit 112 Movement information setting unit 200 Image synthesis unit 210 Image supply unit 212 Object image information storage unit 240 Image formation unit

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Claims (22)

(57) [Claims] 1. A three-dimensional simulator device for forming a virtual three-dimensional space in which a moving object moves on a course, wherein two-dimensional position information of a reference point set along the course and travel area setting information are stored in the course. A course information storage means stored as information; and selecting one or a plurality of the reference points according to the movement of the moving body, and reading the course information of the selected reference point from the course information storage means. And an image synthesizing means for synthesizing an image viewed from an arbitrary viewpoint position in a virtual three-dimensional space based on the read course information. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the course information storage means stores height information of the reference point as the course information, and sets movement information of the moving body based on the height information. A three-dimensional simulator device characterized by the above-mentioned. 3. The reference point line according to claim 1, wherein a reference point line connecting the reference points is provided on the course.
Alternatively, a plurality of sub-reference point lines are set, and the movement information of the moving body is set based on course information of a reference point on the reference point line and a sub-reference point on the sub-reference point line. 3D simulator device. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the course information storage means includes, as the traveling area setting information, distance information from the reference point to the left end and the right end of the course, and the following information from the reference point: A three-dimensional simulator device, wherein direction information to a reference point is stored, and hit processing of the moving body at a left end and a right end of a course is performed based on the traveling area setting information. 5. The traveling environment information of the moving object on the course as the course information is stored in the course information storage unit according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A three-dimensional simulator apparatus, wherein movement information of a moving body is set based on the traveling environment information. 6. The roadside belt area setting information according to claim 1, wherein one or more roadside belt areas are provided along the course, and the course information storage means stores the roadside belt area setting information as the course information. And traveling environment information of the moving object in the roadside area is stored, and based on the roadside area setting information and the traveling environment information in the roadside area, moving information of the moving object in the roadside area is stored. A three-dimensional simulator device for performing the following settings: 7. The bank information setting means according to claim 1, wherein the bank information setting means stores bank angle setting information of the moving object on the course as the course information. A three-dimensional simulator apparatus for setting a bank angle of a moving object based on the setting. 8. The bank information storage unit according to claim 7, wherein the course information storage means stores bank angle information of a course at the reference point position as the bank angle setting information, and stores the bank angle information at a selected reference point. Is set as the bank angle at the position of the moving object on the course. 9. The method according to claim 7, wherein the course information storage means stores height information at left and right end positions of a course corresponding to the reference point as the bank angle setting information, and corresponds to the selected reference point. A three-dimensional simulator apparatus for setting a bank angle at a position of the moving body on the course based on the height information at left and right end positions of the course. 10. The course information storage means according to claim 1, wherein the course information is 3
The three-dimensional simulator device stores travel target setting information of a mobile object that is automatically driven by a three-dimensional simulator device, and sets the movement information of the automatically driven mobile object based on the travel target setting information. . 11. The travel target position setting information according to claim 10, wherein the course information storage means stores, as the travel target setting information, travel target position setting information for specifying a travel target of the automatically driven mobile object. The position information of the traveling target is obtained based on the setting information and the two-dimensional position information of the reference point, and the setting of the movement information of the automatically driven mobile body is performed based on the obtained position information of the traveling target. Three-dimensional simulator device. 12. An image synthesizing method for synthesizing an image viewed from an arbitrary viewpoint position in a virtual three-dimensional space in which a moving object moves on a course, wherein a two-dimensional reference point set along the course is provided. Position information and travel area setting information are stored as course information, and one or more of the reference points are selected in accordance with the movement of the moving body, and based on the course information of the selected reference point. And synthesizing an image viewed from an arbitrary viewpoint position in a virtual three-dimensional space. 13. The image synthesizing method according to claim 12, wherein height information of the reference point is stored as the course information, and movement information of the moving body is set based on the height information. . 14. The reference point line according to claim 12, wherein a reference point line connecting the reference points is provided on the course.
Alternatively, a plurality of sub-reference point lines are set, and the movement information of the moving body is set based on course information of a reference point on the reference point line and a sub-reference point on the sub-reference point line. Image composition method. 15. The travel area setting information according to claim 12, wherein distance information from the reference point to a left end and a right end of the course and direction information from the reference point to the next reference point are stored as the travel area setting information. And performing hit processing of the moving body at the left end and the right end of the course based on the traveling area setting information. 16. The travel environment information of the moving object on the course is stored as the course information, and the setting of the movement information of the moving object is performed based on the traveling environment information. An image synthesizing method characterized by performing. 17. The roadside belt area according to claim 12, wherein one or a plurality of roadside belt areas are provided along the course, and the setting information of the roadside belt area and the roadside belt area within the roadside belt area are provided as the course information. Travel environment information of the moving body is stored, and based on the roadside area setting information and the traveling environment information in the roadside area, setting of the movement information of the moving body in the roadside area is performed. Image synthesis method. 18. The vehicle according to claim 12, wherein bank angle setting information of the moving object on the course is stored as the course information, and the bank angle of the moving object is set based on the bank angle setting information. An image composition method characterized by setting. 19. The moving object on the course according to claim 18, wherein bank angle information of a course at the reference point position is stored as the bank angle setting information, and the bank angle information at a selected reference point is stored on the course. An image synthesizing method characterized in that the angle is set as a bank angle at a position. 20. The information processing apparatus according to claim 18, wherein height information at left and right end positions of a course corresponding to the reference point is stored as the bank angle setting information, and the bank angle at the left and right end positions of the course corresponding to the selected reference point is stored. An image synthesizing method, comprising setting a bank angle at a position of the moving body on the course based on height information. 21. The vehicle according to claim 12, wherein travel course setting information of the automatically driven mobile body is stored as the course information, and the travel target setting information of the automatically driven mobile body is stored based on the travel target setting information. An image compositing method comprising setting movement information. 22. The travel target position setting information according to claim 21, wherein travel target position setting information for specifying a travel target of the automatically operated mobile body is stored as the travel target setting information. An image synthesizing method, wherein position information of the traveling target is obtained based on three-dimensional position information, and movement information of a mobile object that is automatically steered is set based on the obtained position information of the traveling target.