KR101232422B1 - Motion simulator system for experiencing virtual skin scuba - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a method to experience skin scuba, an underwater sport, using virtual reality content and a motion simulator. The system of the present invention can experience the skin scuba by using the VR simulator and the VR simulator that has modeled the seabed state in 3D to build a virtual seabed space. The motion simulator is a chair-type haptic chair interface device that supports ventilation effect, compression effect, rotation, and tilting of the back to the user, and measures the breathing of the user and provides the user with visual and auditory information about VR content. It consists of a sensory mask interface device composed of a mounted display and a headset.

Description

MOTION SIMULATOR SYSTEM FOR EXPERIENCING VIRTUAL SKIN SCUBA}

The present invention relates to a motion simulator system for a virtual skin scuba immersion, in particular a motion simulator for a virtual skin scuba immersion that can feel the real underwater feeling through the virtual reality content designed to experience a real underwater feeling It is about the system.

Here, the simulator is a special purpose device manufactured for each purpose through the simulation model device, not the actual equipment and devices, and a representative simulator includes a car and an aircraft control simulator. The aircraft simulator consists of a cockpit and a motion room that are made just like a real airplane, and can artificially create actual flight conditions such as aircraft movements and engine sounds, and perform training in various situations such as flames, breakdowns and emergencies. have.

In general, Virtual Reality (VR) is an interface between a human and a computer that creates a computer and creates a specific environment or situation as if the person using it interacts with the real world. Through this virtual reality technology, it is possible to provide a user with an environment that is difficult or restricted in the real world.

Skin scuba, on the other hand, is classified as skin diving without the help of the respirator and scuba diving with the help of the respirator.

First, skin diving refers to diving without the aid of a device that breathes underwater. Skin diving is simply a breath-diving technique, also known as free diving or breathhole diving.

Scuba diving can be described as "underwater self-respiratory system". In scuba diving, compressed air is carried in the back of a tank made of metal called tank or cylinder, and the high pressure air in the tank is kept at the same pressure as the surrounding pressure so that it is suitable for breathing by the regulator attached to the tank. Adjusted. Scuba diving is used synonymously with the terms recreational diving or sports diving.

As described above, in order to perform skin scuba activities, training must be performed in advance to operate the equipment, and in order to perform the training, complex skin scuba equipment must be provided, and the restriction of the place where the environment should be underwater always follows.

The present invention was devised to solve the above problems, the purpose of which is to experience the feeling in the real water through the virtual reality content designed to experience the feeling in the real underwater, for those who begin skin scuba It is to provide a simulator system for skin scuba sensation that can experience buoyancy using air buoyancy before entering the sea.

In particular, the present invention provides a user equipped with a head mounted display (HMD) device, a stereo speaker, a sensory mask interface device incorporating a breathing sensor, buoyancy compensators (BC), an air bag, an electric A system that enables users to experience through virtual reality contents designed to experience the underwater feeling by sitting on a haptic chair interface device that incorporates a motor and a ventilation system. The purpose is to experience the skin using the scuba equipment.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a skin scuba educational content and motion simulator that can experience buoyancy using an air buoy in advance before getting into the sea for those who introduce skin scuba.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a game content applying the skin scuba sports format.

Disclosed is a method to experience skin scuba, an underwater sport, using virtual reality content and a motion simulator. The system of the present invention can experience the skin scuba by using the VR simulator and the VR simulator that has modeled the seabed state in 3D to build a virtual seabed space. The motion simulator is a chair-type haptic chair interface device that supports ventilation effect, compression effect, rotation, and tilting of the back to the user, and measures the breathing of the user and provides the user with visual and auditory information about VR content. It consists of a sensory mask interface device composed of a mounted display and a headset.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a virtual reality content in which a virtual subsea space is constructed by 3D modeling a seabed state to a user in video and audio, and measures a user's breathing state to reflect the content in the content. And a chair interface device that provides a user with a sense of motion such as buoyancy, ventilation, compression, and body tilt in the seabed state, and a mask interface device and a chair interface device to control the user to provide an experience in a virtual sea space. It is a motion simulator system for a virtual skin scuba sensation, characterized in that it comprises a control device to.

The mask interface device includes a head mounted teaching device that provides visual virtual reality content according to a user's eyes, a speaker that provides a sound corresponding to a user's underwater position, and whether or not the user breathes in or out of the user. With a breathing sensor to detect. And a first control unit for controlling each component of the mask interface device and reflecting the user's breathing state measured by the breathing sensor to the contents.

The chair interface device is configured in the same jacket as the skin scuba equipment, and when the user wears the jacket, the air buoyancy device adjusts the buoyancy by flowing air in and out, and the chair is interlocked according to the user's gaze using reclining information. And a motor for adjusting the backrest angle (tilt), a ventilator for providing a user with air, and allowing a user to experience a change in water temperature in the sea, and a second controller for controlling each component of the chair interface device. It is characterized by.

It is characterized in that it further comprises a button-type controller for manually controlling the degree of haptic buoyancy, the degree of haptic ventilation and chair angle adjustment.

The air buoyancy device includes an air supplier for supplying air, a buoyancy regulator for adjusting the buoyancy by flowing in and out of the air supplied from the air supplier, and an air bag for providing pressure to a user who is compressed and contracted by the buoyancy regulator. Characterized in that it comprises a pad.

At the bottom of the chair interface device is characterized in that the moving wheel is installed.

The motion simulator system for immersing the virtual skin scuba may obtain user information from the chair interface device and the mask interface device in real time, and control the interface device using the acquired data.

The virtual aquatic environment content is configured using data obtained from the plurality of interface devices.

According to an aspect, a skin scuba motion simulator system includes: a mask interface device integrating an HMD, a breathing sensor, and a stereo speaker; A chair interface device incorporating buoyancy compensators (BC), an air bag, an electric motor, and a ventilator; and an application module for processing user information values measured from the interface devices; And underwater content that interacts with the user.

The mask interface device is an interface device of a type that is worn by a user by integrating an HMD, a stereo speaker, and a breathing sensor. The HMD provides an underwater virtual reality content according to a user's gaze, and the stereo speaker provides a sound according to a user's underwater position. To provide. In addition, the respiration sensor measures the user's breathing and breathing type (inhale, exhale) and reflects in the content.

The chair interface device is a buoyancy regulator, air bag (Air Bag), an electric motor, a ventilation device is integrated in the form of a user seated, the buoyancy regulator is worn by the user in the form of a jacket of the same type as the skin scuba equipment, Air Bags provide pressure to the user by controlling the air volume. The electric motor is used to adjust the backrest angle of the chair and the backrest angle is automatically adjusted according to the user's eyes. It provides a haptic effect by changing the water temperature in the sea by using the ventilation system.

Accordingly, the present invention can build an environment in which the user can experience the skin scuba through the virtual reality content to overcome the location constraints of the complex skin scuba equipment and the sea, thereby achieving the purpose of education and playfulness. .

1 is a block diagram showing a motion simulator system for a virtual skin scuba immersion according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a detailed block diagram of the mask interface device of FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 3 is an exemplary implementation of the mask interface device of FIG. 1. FIG.
4 is a detailed block diagram of the chair interface device of FIG.
5 is an exemplary implementation of the chair interface device of FIG.
6 is an exemplary view of a screen of virtual skin scuba content according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described an embodiment of the present invention; In describing the embodiments of the present invention, when it is determined that detailed descriptions of related known functions or configurations may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted. In addition, the terms described below are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention of the user, the operator, or the custom. Therefore, the definition should be based on the contents throughout this specification.

1 is a block diagram showing a motion simulator system for a virtual skin scuba immersion according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the motion simulator system for the virtual skin scuba immersion of the present invention includes a mask interface device 40, a chair interface device 30, and a controller 20.

The mask interface device 40 provides a virtual reality content in which a virtual subsea space is constructed by 3D modeling a seabed state to a user as an image and a voice, and measures a user's breathing state to reflect the content.

The chair interface device 30 provides a user with a sense of motion such as buoyancy, ventilation, compression, and body tilt in the seabed state.

The controller 20 controls the mask interface device 40 and the chair interface device 30 to provide the user with an experience in the virtual sea space.

The control device 20 may include a first control unit 45 of the mask interface device 40 and a second control unit 37 of the chair interface device 30.

FIG. 2 is a detailed block diagram of the mask interface device 40 of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is an exemplary embodiment of the mask interface device 40 of FIG. 1.

Referring to the drawings, the mask interface device 40 includes a head mounted teaching (HMD) device 42, a speaker 43, a breathing sensor 44, and a first control unit 45.

The head mounted teaching device 42 visually provides underwater virtual reality content according to the user's eyes. The video signal of the underwater virtual reality content is input through the video signal input unit 14. This image corresponds to the image when the user is located at a predetermined position in the water.

The voice signal of the underwater virtual reality content is input through the voice signal input unit 15, and this signal is output through the speaker 43.

This sound corresponds to the sound when the user is located at a predetermined position in the water.

Underwater virtual reality content is provided through the video signal input unit 14 and the audio signal input unit 15.

Breathing sensor 44 detects the inhalation, exhalation and degree of the user.

The first controller 45 controls each component of the mask interface device 40 and reflects the user's breathing state measured by the breathing sensor 44 in the content.

The mask interface device 40 of the present invention is manufactured in the form of a mask for wearing a head mounted teaching (HMD) device 42, a breathing sensor 44, and a stereo speaker 43 on the face of the face as shown in the drawing. It is provided as an interface in the form of a full face mask used as a scuba equipment.

As described above, the mask interface device 40 of the present invention is configured in the form of a mask and can be worn on the user's face. In this case, the mask interface device 40 may be in close contact with the face using the fixing band 41.

FIG. 4 is a detailed block diagram of the chair interface device 30 of FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is an exemplary embodiment of the chair interface device 30 of FIG. 1.

Referring to the drawings, the chair interface device 30 includes an air buoyancy device 38, a motor 35, a ventilation device 34, and a second control unit 37.

The air buoyancy device 38 is configured in the same jacket form as the skin scuba equipment, and when the user wears the jacket, the air buoyancy device adjusts the buoyancy by flowing air in and out.

The air buoyancy device 38 is compressed and contracted by an air supplier (not shown) for supplying air, a buoyancy regulator 31 for adjusting the buoyancy by flowing in and out of the air supplied from the air supplier, and the buoyancy regulator 31. It is configured to include an air bag / pad 32 that provides pressure to the user to be made.

The buoyancy regulator 31 is attached to the back of the chair is preferably configured in the form of a shoulder strap to be seated by the user wearing a shoulder strap, the air bag / pad 32 around the air in accordance with the air pressure signal Influx the user through pressure. Information on the buoyancy and air pressure is input through the air pressure information input unit (13).

The motor 35 adjusts the chair back angle (tilt) by interlocking with the user's gaze by using the reclining information. Information necessary to drive the motor 35 is input through the reclining information input unit 12.

Ventilation device 34 provides a ventilation to the user in the lower part of the chair, more preferably the lower part of the user's hips so that the bodily sensation according to the water temperature change in the sea is made.

The information about the ventilation provided through the ventilation device 34 is input through the ventilation information input unit 11.

The second controller 37 controls each component of the chair interface device 30. That is, the ventilation device 34 is controlled according to the ventilation information input through the ventilation information input unit 11 to provide a predetermined ventilation to the user, and the motor 35 according to the reclining information input through the reclining information input unit 12. To adjust the angle of the chair back and control the air buoyancy device 38 according to the air pressure information input through the air pressure information input unit 13 to adjust the degree of air inflow into the air bag / pad 32. Provide the user with a predetermined buoyancy and air pressure.

In the present invention, the degree of buoyancy sensation, the degree of ventilation sensation and chair angle adjustment can be manually controlled using the button controller 33.

In the present invention, the wheel 36 is installed at the bottom of the chair interface device 30, so that the device of the present invention can be moved.

In addition, the motion simulator system for the virtual skin scuba immersion of the present invention obtains user information from the chair interface device 30 and the mask interface device 40 in real time, and using the obtained data, the interface device 30. 40 may be configured to be controlled.

In addition, in the present invention, the virtual underwater environment content may be configured by using data obtained from the plurality of interface devices 30 and 40.

6 is a diagram illustrating a screen of virtual skin scuba content according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As in the drawing. The actual underwater state obtained through video and audio is shown to the user through the mask interface device 40. In particular, the virtual content screen is changed according to the depth of water shown on the left side of the screen, and the amount of oxygen, salinity, density, water temperature and pressure is changed according to the depth of water.

So far, the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Therefore, the disclosed embodiments should be considered in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the above-described embodiments, but should be construed to include various embodiments within the scope of the claims and equivalents thereof.

11: Ventilation information input unit
12: reclining information input unit
13: barometric pressure input unit
15: video signal input unit
16: audio signal input
20: controller
30: chair interface device
31: Buoyancy Controller
32: airbag / pad
33: button controller
34: ventilator
35: motor
36: wheel
37: second control unit
38: air buoyancy device
40: mask interface device
41: fixed band
42: Head Mounted Display (HMD) device
43: speaker
44: breathing sensor
45: first control unit

Claims (8)

3D modeling of the seabed state to provide the user with virtual reality contents that have built a virtual seabed space in video and audio, and to measure the user's breathing state reflected in the content, buoyancy, ventilation in the seabed state And a chair interface device for providing a user with a motion sensation such as compression and body tilting, and a controller for controlling the mask interface device and the chair interface device to provide a user with an experience in a virtual subsea space.
The chair interface device is configured in the same jacket as the skin scuba equipment, and when the user wears the jacket, the air buoyancy device adjusts the buoyancy by flowing air in and out, and the chair is interlocked according to the user's gaze using reclining information. And a motor for adjusting the backrest angle (tilt), a ventilator for providing a user with air, and allowing a user to experience a change in water temperature in the sea, and a second controller for controlling each component of the chair interface device. Motion simulator system for a virtual skin scuba immersion, characterized in that. The method of claim 1,
The mask interface device,
Tofu-mounted teaching device that provides visual virtual reality content according to the user's eyes,
Speakers that provide sound for your underwater location,
With a breathing sensor to detect the inhalation, exhalation and degree of the user.
And a first control unit controlling each component of the mask interface device and reflecting the user's breathing state measured by the breathing sensor to the contents. .
delete The method of claim 1,
Motion controller system for a virtual skin scuba sensation, characterized in that further comprising a button-type controller for manually controlling the buoyancy, the degree of feeling of ventilation and chair angle adjustment. The method of claim 1,
The air buoyancy device,
An air supply to supply air,
A buoyancy controller for adjusting the buoyancy by flowing in and out of the air supplied from the air supplier;
Motion simulator system for a virtual skin scuba sensation, characterized in that it comprises an air bag / pad that provides a compression to the user is compressed and contracted by the buoyancy regulator. The method of claim 1,
Motion simulator system for a virtual skin scuba sensation, characterized in that the movement wheel is installed at the bottom of the chair interface device. The method of claim 1,
The motion simulator system for the virtual skin scuba immersion,
And obtaining user information from the chair interface device and the mask interface device in real time, and controlling the interface device using the acquired data. The method of claim 7, wherein
Motion simulator system for a virtual skin scuba sensation, characterized in that the configuration of the virtual underwater environment content using the data obtained from the plurality of interface devices.

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