KR101608342B1 - Unmanned booth type sensible motion riding system and operating method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

[0001] The present invention relates to an unmanned booth type haptic motion riding system and a method of operating the same, in which a wide installation space is not required, An acoustic unit for outputting various sounds; A 4D effect unit configured to perform effects such as snow, rain, wind, dew, fog, light in conjunction with 3D images; A game money recognition unit for recognizing and processing game money such as coins and bills; A game selection unit having an operation button for selecting a game type; A boarding section capable of boarding at least one person; A vibration unit for providing a predetermined vibration to the boarding unit in cooperation with the 3D image; A motion driving unit for forming a predetermined motion in the boarding unit in cooperation with the 3D image; And a control unit for controlling the operation of the individual components and the interlocking between the components.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a motionless riding system,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a sensible motion rider, and more particularly, to a sensible motion riding system in an unmanned booth type that does not require a wide installation space and a method of operating the same.

In general, a motion simulator is a device that allows a user to feel the movement of a virtual reality as a reality by reproducing a dynamic change corresponding to a virtual environment controlled by a computer. In addition to being able to implement flight simulation and driving simulation, It is widely used as a game simulator or a theater simulator for three-dimensional sensation.

As such a conventional simulator, a three-dimensional video and game system disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2002-0087330 is disclosed. As shown in FIG. 1, the 3D-video and game system includes a DVD-ROM 300, a video game machine 400 and a PC 500, in which movies and movie music are stored, A control box 200 for allowing a user to select any one of a number assigned a number and a number assigned to the control box 200; A sound level detector 600 for reading and outputting a level of the sound level detected by the sound level detector 600 and a sound level detector 600 for detecting the level of the sound level transmitted from the sound level detector 600, (100) in which the backrest (110) and the seat (120) are vibrated by the control box (200) and a 3D image of a used medium among the selected numbers connected to the control box Video games, 3D games, and the like depending on the purpose of the user after constructing a system in which the HMD 800 is connected to each other organically, It is constructed in such a way that it is possible to indirectly experience another situation as if it is felt in the real world.

However, in this type of 3D video and game system, which is operated in the city center, it is necessary to install a space of at least 5 meters in product size. Therefore, in a limited space such as an underground shopping street, It was difficult. Also, it takes a considerable investment cost to manufacture and install the product, and it is also necessary for the operation manpower to operate it.

It is an object of the present invention to not only require a large installation space but also to easily and accurately extract motion data, i.e., motion data, from a stereoscopic image in a short time, integrate the motion of the image and the motion simulator, To provide a feeling-based motion riding system in an unmanned booth type that can maximize the haptic effect due to the motion simulator operation.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a display device, comprising: a screen for displaying a 3D image; An acoustic unit for outputting various sounds; A 4D effect unit configured to perform effects such as snow, rain, wind, dew, fog, light in conjunction with 3D images; A game money recognition unit for recognizing and processing game money such as coins and bills; A game selection unit having an operation button for selecting a game type; A boarding section capable of boarding at least one person; A vibration unit for providing a predetermined vibration to the boarding unit in cooperation with the 3D image; A motion driving unit for forming a predetermined motion in the boarding unit in cooperation with the 3D image; And a controller for controlling the operation of the individual components and the interlocking between the components, is provided.

The control unit is composed of an operating PC and a control unit connected to each other so that data communication is possible between them. The operating PC provides a game image DB for providing a 3D image on the screen, and a game sound for interfacing with the 3D image to the sound unit 20 (Horizontal), Y (vertical) for realizing 2 to 6 degrees of freedom in a motion drive DB, a game sound database for providing various data such as wind, fog, snow, rain, dew, ), Z (depth), pitch, yaw and roll data, and the control unit receives the effect data stored in the effect data DB of the operating PC, And the motion data stored in the motion data DB is received to operate the motion driver.

A system body including a screen part, an acoustic part, and a 4D effect part control part in the form of respective modules; A motion platform in a combined form of a boarding section, a vibration section, a game selection section, and a motion driving section; And the game money recognizing unit is accommodated in one booth, and the screen unit is provided at a top of the system body and is provided as a 3D monitor for receiving and displaying 3D image data or stereoscopic contents from a game image DB, And an illumination light for realizing a light effect on one side of the blowing fan and an appropriate game environment together with the illumination light, For example, LED bars.

A configuration for extracting motion data for driving an unattended bus-type sensory-feeling type motion-riding system, comprising: stereoscopic video displayed on a screen; A joystick for extracting direction and coordinate values by operation according to the progress direction of the stereoscopic image; A control switch having a plurality of setting buttons for selecting a plurality of 4D effects such as 2 to 6 degrees of freedom motion direction selection and eye, rain, wind, dew, fog, and light; A motion driver which is a motion simulator of 2 to 6 degrees of freedom; And a motion control editor for coordinating and editing motion data in cooperation with the above-mentioned components, wherein the motion control editor includes a COM1 / COM2 port selection unit, a game type selection unit, a stereoscopic image calling unit, a simulation recording unit, A storage section, a simulation call, a start command section (START), and a stop command section (STOP).

According to the present invention, due to the miniaturization of the product, it is easy to move and install, and a separate manpower is not required, so that manufacturing and maintenance costs are reduced. In addition, motion data from a stereoscopic image, that is, motion data, can be extracted more easily and accurately in a short time, and stereoscopic image and motion simulator operation are united with each other thereby enhancing stereoscopic realism and haptic effect by motion simulator operation Maximization can be planned.

1 is a view showing an example of a 3D game system according to the related art,
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration and arrangement of an unattended bus-type sensory-feeling type motion-riding system according to the present invention;
3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a motion platform of the motion riding system according to FIG. 2,
Figure 4 illustrates a completed form of an unattended booth bodily sensible motion riding system in accordance with the present invention including a motion platform,
FIG. 5 is a flowchart of game money processing in the unmanned bus type sensory-feeling type motion riding system of the present invention,
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a screen configuration of a motion control editor and a configuration for acquiring and generating motion data of an unattended bus-type sensory-
FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a motion control editor operation in an unattended booth type sensory motion type riding system according to the present invention,
FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the unmanned booth type sensory motion type riding system according to the present invention. FIG.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the motion riding system, FIG. 2B is a configuration and operation flowchart of the motion riding system, FIG. 2C is a flowchart of the motion riding system, Figure 1 is a configuration diagram of a motion riding system. 2A, the unmanned bus type sensory motion type driving system of the present invention includes a screen unit 10 for displaying a 3D image, an acoustic unit 20 for outputting various sounds, A 4D effect unit 30 for implementing various effects such as wind, dew, mist, light, etc., a game money recognition unit 40 for recognizing and processing game money such as coins, paper money, etc., A navigation unit 70 for providing a predetermined vibration to the boarding unit in cooperation with the 3D image, a display unit 60 for displaying the 3D image, And a control unit 90 for controlling the operation of the individual components and the interlocking operation between the individual components.

The control unit 90 comprises an operating PC 91 and a control unit 92 and is connected to each other so as to be capable of data communication. The operating PC 91 includes a game image database 91a for providing a 3D image to the screen unit 10, a game sound database 91b for providing a game sound interlocked with the 3D image to the sound unit 20, An effect data DB 91c for providing various kinds of data such as wind, fog, snow, rain, dew and light to the effect unit 30 and an effect data DB 91c for providing the motion drive unit 80 with X (horizontal) A motion data DB 91d that provides Y (vertical), Z (depth), pitch, yaw and roll data.

The control unit 92 receives the effect data stored in the effect data DB 91c of the operating PC to operate each configuration of the 4D effect unit 30 and receives the motion data stored in the motion data DB 91d, The driving unit 80 is operated.

The screen unit 10, the acoustic unit 20 and the 4D effect unit 30 can be accommodated in the system body 100 together with the controller 90 in the form of modules. In the case of the game money recognizing unit 40, the game money recognizing unit 40 may be provided in the system body 100, but in the present embodiment, the game money recognizing unit 40 is provided separately on one side of the system body 100. It is preferable that the game selection unit 50 is disposed in the boarding unit 60 for the sake of user's convenience and the installation position thereof is integrally formed in the front portion of the boarding unit 60. The vibrating portion 70 is provided in the shape of a vibrator embedded in the user seat 61 of the boarding portion 60 and can be installed in any other form. The motion driving unit 80 is configured to provide 2 to 6 degrees of freedom and includes an AC servomotor 81, a speed reducer 82, a driving actuator 83, a motion sensor S, and the like. The motion sensor S may include a gyro sensor S ₁ and / or an acceleration sensor S ₂ .

In this embodiment, the screen unit 10 is located at the upper part of the front surface of the system body 100 and is provided as a 3D monitor which receives 3D image data or stereoscopic contents from the game image DB 91a and displays the stereoscopic contents. The 4D effect unit 30 includes a blowing fan 31 so that the effect of wind, mist, snow, rain, dew, etc. can be realized below the screen unit 10, And an illumination light 32 for realizing the effect. In addition, although not shown, it may include means such as a water storage portion, a heating portion, a cooling portion, and the like in order to eject wind, mist, snow, rain, dew and 4D elements.

2C, the blowing fan 31 is provided in a pair in both directions under the screen portion 10, and the acoustic portion 20 is provided in a pair in both directions below the blowing fan 31. The acoustic portion 20 may be provided as an audio device such as a speaker or a woofer, and an illumination light 32 is disposed between the pair of speakers or the woofer.

The 4D effect unit 30 may also include an LED bar 33 to provide a suitable gaming environment with the illumination light 32. The LED bar 33 may be positioned on the front or back of the system body 100, And at least one, preferably a plurality of them, can be arranged in both directions below the base 10. The control unit 90 is disposed below the system body 100, preferably under the 4D effect unit 30 and the acoustic unit 20. The arrangement of the above-described constitutions is an embodiment of the present invention, but not limited thereto, and various modifications are possible.

Fig. 3 shows an appearance of a motion platform including a boarding portion and a motion driving portion. Fig. 3a is a rear perspective view of the motion platform, and Fig. 3b is a front perspective view of the motion platform.

As shown, the motion platform 200 includes a boarding portion 60 and a motion driver 80. The boarding section 60 includes a seat 61 for seating the user, a safety handle 62 positioned at the front of the seat, a safety guard 63 around the seat, and a game selection section 50 formed integrally with the safety handle do. The game selection unit 50 is provided with a plurality of game selection buttons 51 used in the forward and backward operation mode and a game start button 52 and an emergency stop button 53 on both sides of the game selection button 51, Although not shown, a seat belt may be provided on the boarding portion 60 for the sake of safety of the user.

The motion driving unit 80 includes a base 86 as a bottom portion, an AC servomotor 81 as a power source, a speed reducer 82 connected to the motor, a driving actuator 83 connecting the cabin 60 and the speed reducer 82, And support pillars 87 for supporting between the base 86 and the boarding portion 60. The AC servomotor 81, the speed reducer 82, and the driving actuator 83 may be provided in a number corresponding to the number of the AC servomotors 81, 81, 82, and the driving actuator 83 to provide 2 to 6 degrees of freedom. It is preferable that the driving actuator 83 is formed of a ball bearing 85 connected to the boarding portion 60 and the universal joint 84 connected to the speed reducer 82.

FIG. 4 shows a completed embodiment of an unattended booth type sensory motion type riding system according to the present invention, in which the system body 100 and the motion platform 200 are included in a booth 300 of a predetermined size. It is preferable that the booth 300 is provided in such a size that it can be easily installed and moved.

4, the rear of the system body 100 may be exposed to the outside of the booth 300 in order to utilize the internal space due to the miniaturization of the booth 300. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

The motion platform 200 is installed inside the booth 300 toward the front of the system body 100 and the game money recognition unit 40 is disposed below the motion platform 200 and the system body 100.

FIG. 5 illustrates a game money processing sequence in the motion riding system according to the present invention. The game money recognizing unit 40 includes a coin input slot 42 and a bill insertion slot 41, and stores game money, Recognizes it when it is inserted, and transmits a game money signal to the control unit 92. The control unit 92 that receives the game money signal converts the signal into data and transmits the data to the operating PC 91. When the operating PC 91 applies the input amount display command to the screen unit 10, (10) displays the input amount on the monitor.

6A and 6B are diagrams illustrating an operation configuration for generating motion data in the motion riding system of the present invention. FIG. 6A is a view for explaining the mutual operation relationship of configurations related to acquisition and generation of motion data, FIG. And a screen configuration of a motion control editor for use and a method of using the same.

As described above, the motion data is for operating the motion driving unit 80. The motion data is stored in the motion data DB 91d of the operating PC 91 in various data formats according to the 3D game image displayed on the screen unit 10 do. Examples of the configuration for generating new motion data include a joystick 1 for extracting a direction and a coordinate value in a stereoscopic moving image displayed on the screen 10, for example, a roller cost moving image, A control switch 2 for setting the 6 DOF motion direction and setting various 4D effects, and a motion drive unit 80, which is a 2 to 6 DOF motion simulator, are required. Here, the 4D effect refers to various effects such as snow, rain, wind, dew, fog, and light. A motion sensor, that is, a gyro sensor S ₁ and / or an acceleration sensor S ₂ may be provided on the upper surface of the motion driving unit 80 to extract motion values of 2 to 6 degrees of freedom.

Referring to FIG. 6B, the control switch 2 is provided with a plurality of buttons. Among these, the red button is a motion input button 3 for generating and recording the motion of the motion driving unit 80 linked with the joystick operation. The motion input button 3 includes x, y, and y coordinates on the motion control editor in association with the joystick, The z-axis direction indication is continuously changed.

The other buttons 4 to 8 are 4D effect buttons for individually setting appropriate 4D effects such as eye, rain, wind, dew, fog, light, etc. according to moving picture progression, and a joystick or a keyboard (not shown) To control the intensity of the 4D effect, which is displayed and input on the motion control editor as shown in FIG. 6B. The x, y, and z-axis indications of motion direction and coordinate values and the intensity of each 4D effect can be displayed in the form of an equalizer on the motion control editor.

The motion control editor includes a COM1 / COM2 port selection unit C1, a game type selection unit C2, a stereoscopic image calling unit C3, a simulation recording unit C4, a simulation storage unit C5, , Start commands (START, C7), and stop commands (STOP, C8). A process of acquiring and generating motion data using the operation buttons, the control switch, and the joystick or the keyboard will be described below.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the process of acquiring and generating motion data using the motion control editor. First, the controller screen is executed in the motion control and the COM1 / COM2 port selection unit C1 connects the COM2 port. Thereafter, the joystick 1 is connected and the game type selection section C2 is clicked to select a game type, and the stereoscopic image calling section C3 executes image loading.

Next, the simulation recording section C4 is clicked to execute the motion simulation recording. When the motion input button 3 on the control switch 2 is depressed and the joystick is operated according to the motion of the stereoscopic image, the motion control coordinate axes And tilt values are generated. At this time, the 4D effect input buttons 4 to 8 are depressed according to the situation in the image to input appropriate 4D effect such as mist, wind, snow, rain, dive, vibration, light, Save the simulation. When a test game is to be executed through the motion simulation thus generated and obtained, the game can be started by clicking the start command section C7.

8 is a flowchart illustrating an operation sequence of the unattended bus-type sensory-feeling type motion riding system according to the present invention. When game money is input through the coin input slot 42 or the bill insertion slot 41 of the game money recognition unit 40 The game map selection screen is displayed on the screen unit 10 of the system body through the processes described in FIGS.

When the user selects the game type by clicking the game selection switch 51 from the game map, a signal is transmitted to the operating PC 91 by the control unit 92 and the operating PC 91 transmits the signal to the control unit (2) The game stereoscopic image is started, and the motion driving unit 80 is operated together with the various selected games such as the roller cost and the like.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill 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 in the appended claims. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims (10)

A screen part for displaying a 3D image;
An acoustic unit for outputting various sounds;
A 4D effect unit configured to perform at least one of effects of eye, rain, wind, dew, fog, and light in cooperation with the 3D image;
A game money recognizing unit for recognizing and processing game money including coins or bills;
A game selection unit having an operation button for selecting a game type;
A boarding section capable of boarding at least one person;
A vibration unit interlocked with the 3D image to provide a predetermined vibration to the boarding unit;
A motion driver which is a motion simulator of two to six degrees of freedom for forming a predetermined motion in the boarding unit in cooperation with the 3D image; And
And a control unit for controlling operations of the components including the screen, the sound unit, the 4D effect unit, the game selection unit, the boarding unit, the vibration unit, and the motion driver, and the interlocking between the components ,
A joystick for extracting direction and coordinate values by an operation according to the progress direction of a stereoscopic moving image or a stereoscopic image displayed on the screen,
A control switch having a plurality of setting buttons for selecting a 2 to 6 degrees of freedom movement direction and selecting at least one of 4D effects of eye, rain, wind, dew, fog, and light,
The direction indication is continuously changed and input on the motion control editor in cooperation with the joystick and the control switch and operated by the motion input button of the control switch in accordance with the motion progression, Further comprising a motion control editor for adjusting and editing the motion data by adjusting the direction indication and the intensity of each of the 4D effects by the joystick,
The motion control editor includes a COM1 / COM2 port selection unit, a game type selection unit, a stereoscopic image call unit, a simulation recording unit, a simulation storage unit, a simulation loading unit, a start instruction unit (START) And a command button. The method according to claim 1,
The control unit includes an operating PC and a control unit connected to each other to enable data communication with each other. The operating PC includes a game image DB for providing a 3D image on a screen, a game sound for providing a game sound interlocked with a 3D image, (Horizontal), Y (vertical), and Z (vertical) for realizing 2 to 6 degrees of freedom in the DB, 4D effect part, and effect data DB for providing various data such as wind, fog, snow, rain, dew, Wherein the control unit receives the effect data stored in the effect data DB of the operating PC to receive the effect data of the 4D effect unit, And the motion driving unit is operated by receiving the motion data stored in the motion data DB. The method according to claim 1,
A system body including a screen part, an acoustic part, and a 4D effect part control part in the form of respective modules; A motion platform in a combined form of a boarding section, a vibration section, a game selection section, and a motion driving section; And the game money recognition unit is accommodated in one booth. The method according to claim 1,
The screen portion is provided at the top of the system main body and is provided as a 3D monitor which receives and displays 3D image data or stereoscopic contents from the game image database. The 4D effect portion is provided with a screen, a fog, a snow, a rain, An air blowing means for implementing at least one effect, and an illumination light for realizing a light effect on at least one side of the air blowing means.
5. The method of claim 4,
Further comprising one or more LED bars on the front side of the system body to provide a desired game environment with the illumination light. The method according to claim 1,
The motion driving unit includes a base as a bottom portion, an AC servomotor as a power source, a decelerator connected to the motor, a driving actuator connecting the decelerator and the boarding unit, and a motion sensor, the motion sensor including a gyro sensor Wherein the acceleration sensor comprises at least one of an acceleration sensor and an acceleration sensor. delete delete A method of extracting motion data of an unmanned booth type haptic motion riding system using the motion control editor of claim 1,
Executing a tether screen on the motion control;
Connecting the COM2 port in the COM1 / COM2 port selection section;
Selecting a game type by connecting a joystick and clicking a game type selection part;
Performing an image retrieval from a stereoscopic image calling unit;
Executing a motion simulation recording by clicking on the simulation recording unit;
Pressing a motion input button on the control switch and operating a joystick according to movement of the stereoscopic image to generate motion control coordinate axes and tilt value motion data according to the joystick movement;
Inputting at least one of effects of fog, wind, snow, rain, dew, vibration, and light by pressing a 4D effect input button according to a situation in an image;
Storing the generated motion simulation by clicking on the simulation storage unit; And
And performing a motion simulation according to the generated motion data to execute a test game. 7. A method of driving an unattended bus-driven sensory-feeling type motion-riding system according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The game money is input through a coin input port or a bill input port of the game money recognition unit;
Recognizing the coin / banknote input by the game money recognition unit and transmitting a game money signal to the control unit;
The control unit receiving the game money signal converts the signal into data and transmits it to the operating PC;
The operating PC applying an input amount display command to a screen portion;
Displaying a game map selection screen after the screen indicates the amount of input;
Selecting a game type by the user from the game map by clicking a game selection switch;
Transmitting a signal to the operating PC by the control unit; The operating PC providing selected game data to the control unit; And
A method of operating an unattended booth-type haptic motion-riding system, the method comprising the steps of: operating a motion driver along with a game stereoscopic image and executing a game.

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