JPH04270591A - Three-dimensional video image simulation system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To realize a stereoscopic sense, a presence and a sense of reality by displaying an object in 3-dimension. CONSTITUTION:A video image of an object in each direction is picked up by video image pickup sections 11-16 whose synchronization is taken by an image pickup synchronization control section 17 and the result is inputted to video recording/reproducing sections 21-26 recording/reproducing the video image in each direction whose synchronization is taken by a recording/reproducing synchronization control section 27, the video image in each direction is reproduced and outputted and displayed to video display sections 31-36 for the use of simulation.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for performing a simulation by photographing and displaying a three-dimensional image of an object.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art Most simulations of objects using conventional video displays have utilized video displays that capture two-dimensional images in one particular direction.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, when simulation is performed using the conventional two-dimensional image display described above, there is a drawback that the three-dimensional effect, sense of presence, and sense of reality regarding the subject are insufficient, and the simulation cannot be performed satisfactorily. cannot be realized.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to overcome these conventional drawbacks, display a three-dimensional image of a subject, and achieve a more three-dimensional effect, a sense of realism, and a sense of reality.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides a three-dimensional video photographing device equipped with a video photographing section that photographs images of a subject in each direction by operating synchronously according to instructions from a photographing synchronization control section, and a recording and The images taken in each direction by the image capturing section are recorded and operated synchronously according to instructions from the playback synchronization control section.
A three-dimensional video recording/playback device including a video recording/playback unit for playback, and a video display unit for displaying images of each direction of the subject reproduced by the three-dimensional video recording/playback device. It is characterized by comprising a dimensional image display device.

[0006]

[Operation] According to the present invention, images of a subject in each direction are synchronized and photographed in three dimensions, and the images in each direction are synchronized and displayed as three-dimensional images for use in simulation. It is something.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows an example of a block configuration of an apparatus for implementing the present invention. The part 1 surrounded by the broken line in the figure is a three-dimensional video photographing device, 2 is a three-dimensional video recording/reproducing device, and 3 is a three-dimensional video display device.

[0008] The above three-dimensional image capturing device 1 includes a front image capturing section 11, a rear image capturing section 12, an upper image capturing section 13, and a lower image capturing section 14 for the subject 4 illustrated in FIG.
, a right side image photographing section 15, a left side image photographing section 16, and a photographing synchronization control section 17 for synchronizing the photographing operations of the image photographing sections 11 to 16 in each direction.

Here, the image capturing units 11 to 16 in each direction are constituted by, for example, an image capturing device such as a video camera, and the image capturing synchronization control unit 17 synchronizes each image capturing unit to start/start the image capturing.
It has a function to perform a stop operation.

[0010] Furthermore, the above-mentioned three-dimensional video recording/reproducing device 2
These are a front video recording/playback section 21, a rear video recording/playback section 22, an upper video recording/playback section 23, and a bottom video recording/playback section, which input video outputs from the video shooting sections 11 to 16 in each direction. 24, a recording and reproducing section for synchronizing the recording and reproducing operations of the right video recording and reproducing section 25, the left video recording and reproducing section 26, and the video recording and reproducing sections 21 to 26 in each direction.
It consists of a reproduction synchronization control section 27.

[0011] Here, the video recording/reproducing section 21 in each direction is
26 is composed of a recording/playback device 5 such as a video deck illustrated in FIG. /Has a function to perform a stop operation.

Furthermore, the three-dimensional image display device 3 includes a front image display section 31, a rear image display section 32, and an upper image display section 31, which receive the recording/reproducing outputs from the respective directional image recording/reproducing sections 21 to 26 as inputs. It consists of a display section 33, a lower image display section 34, a right image display section 35, and a left image display section 36.

Here, the video display sections 31 to 36 in each direction are constituted by display devices such as a CRT and a liquid crystal display panel 6 illustrated in FIG. 2.

[0014] With the apparatus configured as described above, the image capturing units in each direction operate synchronously by the image capturing synchronization control unit 17 to capture images in each direction of the front, rear, upper side, lower side, right side, and left side of the subject 4. Photographed from 11 to 16. Then, the photographed video output is output from video recording/playback sections 21 to 2 in each direction.
6, the video recording/playback section is synchronously operated by its recording/playback synchronization control 27, and recording/playback is performed. Thereafter, the reproduced video outputs in each direction are displayed on the video display sections 31 to 36 in each direction on the CRT 6 illustrated in FIG. 2, and this video display is used for simulation.

[0015] In the above embodiment, the photographing section, recording/playback section, and display section are the same regardless of whether the image is a color image or a black and white image, and the image capturing section, the recording/reproducing section, and the display section are the same regardless of whether the image is a color image or a black and white image. The same thing applies when an audio signal is added. Further, the photographing section and the recording/reproducing section may be configured independently or integrated.

[0016]

Effects of the Invention As explained above, the simulation method of the present invention synchronizes and captures images in each direction: forward, backward, upward, downward, rightward, and leftward. Since the images in the downward, rightward, and leftward directions are displayed in synchronization and used for simulation, the following effects can be achieved.

■ It is possible to create a three-dimensional effect, a sense of realism, and a sense of realism compared to conventional simulations that use video display that captures a specific direction two-dimensionally.

[0018] In particular, by using simulations where 3D images are effective, such as aircraft operation, space flight, skydiving, submarine operation, scuba diving, car driving, car racing, etc., it is possible to create an extremely realistic feeling. can.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a block configuration of an apparatus implementing the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a specific configuration of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

1... Three-dimensional image capturing device, 2... Three-dimensional image recording/playback device, 3... Three-dimensional image display device, 4... Subject, 5... Video deck, 6... CRT, 11...
Front image capturing section, 12... Rear image capturing section, 13
...Upper image capturing section, 14...Lower image capturing section, 1
5...Right image capturing section, 16...Left image capturing section,
17... Shooting synchronization control section, 21... Front video recording/playback section, 22... Rear video recording/playback section, 23... Upper video recording/playback section, 24... Bottom video recording/playback section,
25... Right video recording/playback section, 26... Left video recording/playback section, 27... Recording/playback synchronization control section, 31
...Front video display section, 32...Back video display section, 33...
Upper image display section, 34...Lower image display section, 35
...Right video display section, 36...Left video display section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A three-dimensional video photographing device comprising a video photographing section which is operated synchronously according to instructions from a photographing synchronization control section to photograph images in each direction of a subject; a three-dimensional video recording/playback device including a video recording/playback section that is operated to record and play back images shot in each direction by the video shooting section; A three-dimensional image simulation system comprising: a three-dimensional image display device including an image display unit that displays images of the subject in each direction.