KR101807601B1 - System for providing virtual reality contents service applied to attraction of theme park - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system to provide a virtual reality (VR) content service applied to a riding apparatus of a theme park, capable of maximizing immersion and realistic sense. To achieve this, the system comprises: the riding apparatus including a brake capable of adjusting speed in accordance with the watching type of a user and including at least one sensor capable of detecting the current moving location of the user; a head mount display (HMD) worn on a users head, outputting VR-based video content in a front surface of the user, and including a direction sensor capable of detecting a direction in accordance with a users gaze; and a server including a location determination module receiving a sensor value detected from the sensor installed in the riding apparatus and the HMD to analyze location information of the user and information of a direction viewed by the user, and a VR content control module to match and synchronize the analyzed location information with the video information realized in a virtual space.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a virtual reality contents service providing system for a theme parked boarding machine,

The present invention relates to a virtual reality contents service providing system applied to a theme parked boarding machine. More particularly, the present invention relates to a head mounted display device, which is mounted on a head with a head mounted display mounted on a head, is tilted or shaken to experience a virtual reality, Thereby enabling to maximize the immersion feeling and the sense of presence in the virtual space, minimizing the stress applied to the user physically, receiving the location information of the user from the sensor installed in the boarding device, So that the movement in the virtual space and the movement in the real space are synchronized equally and the dizziness caused by the separation between the virtual space and the real is minimized , And detecting the distance to the boarding device It is applied to the theme park boarding equipment which can prevent the accident caused by collision by allowing the user to control the speed or to take the brake by the warning sound and narration when the distance between the boarding equipments is kept below the proper interval And a virtual reality contents service providing system.

In recent years, various types of game services based on virtual reality (VR) have been implemented, and a variety of contents are being implemented in a virtual reality.

A game device based on a conventional virtual reality is widely used in which a user is seated at a fixed position and wears a head mounted display (HMD) to experience a virtual reality.

However, in the conventional method, there is a problem that the seated user may cause dizziness or physically inconvenience by rotating or tilting the fixed seat to give a liveliness to the game image.

Therefore, it is necessary to develop an improved service that maximizes the liveliness of the virtual reality and allows the user to increase the sense of reality and immersion of the game image.

Prior Art Document: KR Patent Publication No. 2017-0045679 (Published Apr. 27, 2017)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a portable information terminal device, An object of the present invention is to provide a virtual reality contents service providing system applied to a theme park boarding device that enables users to experience an event set for a specific section and thereby maximize the immersion experience and the sense of presence without physical external force applied to the user.

In order to achieve the above object, a system for providing virtual reality contents service applied to a theme-parked boarding vehicle according to the present invention installed in a theme park is provided with a brake that can control a speed according to a viewing method of a user, A boarding device on which at least one sensor is mounted to detect a position; A head mount display mounted on a head of a user and equipped with a direction sensor for outputting image contents based on a virtual reality on the front side of a user and capable of detecting a direction according to a user's gaze; And a positioning determination module for receiving sensor values sensed by sensors mounted on the boarding device and the head mount display, connected to the boarding device and the head mount display by wired / wireless, and analyzing the position information of the user and the direction information viewed by the user, And a server including a VR content control module for matching and synchronizing the analyzed location information with the image information in which the virtual space is implemented, wherein the image information output to the head mount display is implemented to generate an event for each specific section, When the user arrives at a specific section while watching the track, the position sensor mounted on the boarding device recognizes the current position and generates a specific event.

In addition, the sensors mounted on the boarding machine include a distance sensor for sensing the distance to the front boarding machine, a gyro sensor and acceleration sensor for detecting the current position and moving distance based on the movement of the boarding machine, And a distance sensor for detecting a distance between the front boarding vehicle and the rear boarding vehicle when the distance between the front boarding vehicle and the rear boarding vehicle is less than a predetermined value, The actual distance interval value is output to the front boarding device, and a warning sound is output through a headphone or the like worn by the user, thereby inducing the user to take a brake.

At least two or more infrared sensor emitting units are provided at both ends of the boarding area, which are the starting and ending points of the boarding device, for recognizing the departure and arrival of the boarding equipment. The infrared sensor emitting unit, And transmits the signal to the infrared sensor receiving unit through the head mount display to output image contents informing the start of boarding, and the infrared sensor receiving unit of the boarding equipment, which moves the specific section from the infrared sensor transmitting unit located at the end point of the boarding equipment, The video content may be terminated or the screen may be switched from the video content being played back to the live view screen.

According to the present invention, when a head mounted display is mounted on a head while a user is seated in a fixed seat and the actual user moves away from the conventional method of experiencing a virtual reality by tilting or shaking the seat, It is possible to maximize the immersion feeling and the sense of presence in the virtual space by making it possible to experience the set event, and it is possible to minimize the stress physically applied to the user.

According to the present invention, the location information of the user is received from the sensor installed in the boarding vehicle, and the positional space is matched to the image contents implementing the virtual reality through the analysis processing to synchronize, So that it is possible to minimize the dizziness caused by the gap between the virtual space and the real world.

In addition, according to the present invention, when a distance sensor is mounted on a boarding vehicle and the distance between boarding devices is maintained at a proper interval or less, the user can be guided to adjust the speed or take a brake by a warning sound or narration, This has the effect of preventing the accident caused by the accident.

1 is an outline view of a virtual reality contents service providing system applied to a theme parked boarding vehicle according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
2 to 3 are block diagrams of a virtual reality contents service providing system applied to a theme parked boarding device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used to designate the same or similar components throughout the drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear. In addition, the preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below, but it is needless to say that the technical idea of the present invention is not limited thereto and can be variously modified by those skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a virtual reality contents service providing system applied to a theme parked boarding vehicle according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 to 3 show a virtual reality contents service applied to a theme parked boarding vehicle according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention Fig.

1 to 3, the virtual reality contents service providing system applied to the theme parked boarding vehicle according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a boarding vehicle 100, a head mount display 200, and a server 300 .

The boarding machine 100 is an attraction installed in a theme park and provides a fun to the user while moving a specific section when the user is boarded. The controller 100 controls the brake, And sensors are mounted to enable the user to sense the current position or the like while the user is moving. Here, the position of the sensor module mounted on the boarding vehicle 100 is not limited.

In one embodiment, the boarding vehicle 100 may be a variety of rides such as a sky bicycle, a bus, and a family train installed in a theme park, and may be any type of transportation means capable of carrying a user on board. Here, the boarding vehicle 100 is not limited to a specific one.

More specifically, the sensors mounted on the boarding instrument 100 include a distance sensor 110 for sensing the distance to the front boarding machine, a gyro sensor 120 for sensing the movement of the boarding instrument 100, 130 are installed.

The gyro sensor 120 is provided in the boarding instrument 100 and senses the rotational motion of the boarding instrument 100 and measures the rotational angular velocity.

The multi-axis acceleration sensor 130 is provided in the boarding instrument 100 to measure the acceleration for the x, y, z axis in order to measure the accurate movement of the boarding instrument 100 and to use the acceleration data as a position determination algorithm And estimates the current position of the boarding vehicle 100.

The gyro sensor 120 and the multi-axis acceleration sensor 130 measure the movement of the boarding vehicle 100 and transmit the measured values to the server 300. The server 300 receives the measured value and calculates the current position of the boarding machine 100 and the distance the boarding machine 100 has moved.

The distance sensor 110 is provided in front of or behind the boarding device 100 to detect the front or rear of another boarding device to measure the distance between the front boarding device and the rear boarding device .

The distance sensor 110 senses the distance between the front boarding device and the rear boarding device and transmits the distance to the server 300. The server 300 is kept below the safety distance designated between the boarding devices 100, The actual distance between the head mount display 200 and the front boarding device is output and the warning sound information such as a narration is outputted through the headphone 400. [ According to the warning, the user can perform an operation (a brake catching operation) for limiting the moving speed of the boarding vehicle 100. [

In particular, since a plurality of the sky bicycles, which is one embodiment of the boarding machine 100, are arranged at predetermined intervals along tracks, the collision can be avoided only when the occupant maintains an appropriate gap with the other occupant. However, since it is impossible to recognize the surroundings in the state where the head mount display 200 is worn, in the present invention, the distance sensor 110 is installed in the boarding machine 100, It is possible to display a warning screen on the user's head-mounted display 200 to display a warning screen that can be perceived by the user, thereby inducing the braking so as to prevent collision between passenger devices.

For example, an ultrasonic sensor may be used as the distance sensor 110. When an ultrasonic sensor mounted on the boarding instrument 100 is reflected by the front boarding instrument and receives the returned ultrasonic waves, It is possible to measure the time taken until reception and calculate the distance between the boarding equipments. Here, another apparatus capable of measuring the distance between the boarding vehicle and a nearby object may be used.

The infrared sensor receiving unit 140 senses the start time and the end time of the boarding vehicle 100 and transmits the start time and the ending time of the boarding vehicle 100 to the server 300. The server 300 starts and ends the video content playback from the head mount display 200 .

At least one infrared sensor transmitting unit 150 is provided at both ends of the track on which the boarding vehicle 100 moves and the infrared sensor receiving unit 140 mounted on the boarding vehicle 100 transmits the infrared sensor transmitting unit 150 ), And is used as a signal to notify the boarding start and boarding end of the boarding machine 100.

Accordingly, when the user completes the boarding on the boarding vehicle 100, the infrared sensor receiving unit 140 mounted on the boarding device 100 receives the infrared ray sensor receiving unit 140 from the infrared sensor transmitting unit 150 installed at the starting point, And the server 300 receives the reception value and transmits a signal to the head mount display 200 to reproduce the image indicating the start.

In addition, the infrared sensor receiving unit 150 of the boarding vehicle 100, which rotates a certain period from the infrared sensor transmitting unit 150 installed at the arrival point, receives the signal at the arrival point where the virtual reality experience is completed and gets off the boarding The server 300 transmits the value to the server 300. The server 300 converts the image from the image information implementing the virtual reality into the real image on the head mount display 200 or outputs a screen informing of the boarding end . At this time, the real image screen is a reconstructed image by directing an actual space.

When the server 300 receives the infrared sensor irradiated by the infrared sensor receiving unit 150 of the boarding vehicle 100 at the arrival point to get off the boarding, the server 300 sets the image information and the position information output from the head mount display 200 to 0 Begin with positon. Accordingly, the image information and the position information are initialized each time the user rides in the boarding vehicle 100, thereby correcting the accumulated error in the position calculation process.

The head mount display 200 is provided with a direction sensor 210 for outputting image information of 3D virtual reality that is worn on the head of the user and displaying a 3D virtual reality and is capable of detecting movement according to the direction in which the user's gaze moves Lt; / RTI >

The image information output to the head mount display 200 is implemented such that a specific event is generated for each specific section. When the user moves along the track on the boarding machine 100 and reaches a specific section, The current position of the user is analyzed by the gyro sensor 120 and the multi-axis acceleration sensor 130 so that a specific event can be generated.

When the user arrives at a specific section while boarding the boarding vehicle 100, the moving distance of the virtual reality is equalized according to the moving distance of the boarding vehicle 100 according to the change of the position of the boarding vehicle 100, While enjoying the safari on the boarding machine 100, the dinosaur character can watch an animation image.

At this time, a speech recognition apparatus (not shown) for instructing the behavior of the character output from the image information according to the user's voice may be further included. Accordingly, when the user transmits a voice command through the voice recognition engine using the voice recognition device, the voice command is recognized through the server 300 so that the object (character) of the virtual reality can direct the animation.

The server 300 is connected to the boarding device 100 and the head mount display 200 by wires or wires. The server 300 receives the measured values from the sensors mounted on the boarding device 100, analyzes the position information, To the image information in which the virtual space is implemented. The server 300 may be provided behind the seat of the boarding vehicle 100, as shown in FIG. Here, the mounting position of the server 300 is not limited.

More specifically, the server 300 includes an input unit 310 for receiving a measured value from a sensor module mounted on the boarding vehicle 100 and a direction value transmitted from the head mount display unit 200, An operation unit 320 for calculating movement distance and position information of the device 100 and a direction value viewed by the user, and a content unit 330 for matching the value calculated by the operation unit 320 with the prepared image information, do.

Hereinafter, the input unit 310 will be described.

The input unit 310 is connected to the boarding device 100 and the head mount display 200 by wires or wires and receives a measured value from a sensor mounted on the boarding device 100, Receives the measured direction value from the head mount display 200, calculates a direction and a position viewed by the user, and matches the direction value and the position value with the image information on which the created virtual reality is implemented.

The calculation unit 320 receives the measured sensor values from the boarding instrument 100 and the head mount display 200 and estimates the current position of the boarding instrument 100 using the acceleration, speed, and distance relationships.

For example, the method of estimating the current position can be calculated by the double integration method, in which the acceleration is integrated to calculate the speed, and then the distance is calculated by integrating the acceleration. The error of the output value generated during the double integration process is calculated by the Trapezoidal method The error can be reduced.

In addition, a position determination algorithm that can minimize the error in the flow and execution speed of the image contents is performed by correcting the current position through the gyro sensor and the multi-axis acceleration sensor.

The operation unit 320 includes a positioning determination module 322 for analyzing the movement and position information of the boarding vehicle currently in operation and the directional value viewed by the user, and the head mount display 200 based on the analyzed information. And a VR content control module 324 for matching and synchronizing the position value and the direction value with the output image information.

The positioning determination module 322 collects data from the position measurement sensor including the gyro sensor 120 and the multi-axis acceleration sensor 130, processes the sensor value through the collected data, Calculates one distance.

In addition, the data collected by the positioning determination module 322 is stored in a database (not shown), and abnormal sensor values that are lost or unrecognizable can be removed before processing, The stored sensor value can be used to judge the abnormality of the sensor by comparing with the normal data.

In particular, when a problem occurs in operation of a specific one or more sensors in a boarding vehicle on which a plurality of sensors are mounted, data stored in a database (not shown) can be used as a reference value to determine whether or not the sensors are abnormal, It is available at the time.

The VR content control module 324 matches the location value of the actual boarding vehicle and the direction value that recognizes the movement of the user to the virtual reality contents in order to give the impression that the actual user moves even in the virtual space while moving in the actual space So that the immersion feeling in the virtual space and the movement in the actual space can be compatible with each other.

More specifically, the VR contents control module 324 matches the location information provided by the input unit 310 with the image information implementing the virtual reality, and processes the data to transmit the image information to the head mount display 200. For example, you can use Seamless, Zone, and Room loading techniques.

That is, when the user moves on the boarding device, the current position information and the distance traveled are detected by the sensor, and the actual travel distance and the travel distance within the virtual reality are matched, .

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications, substitutions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims. will be. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention and the accompanying drawings are intended to illustrate and not to limit the technical spirit of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments and the accompanying drawings . The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

100 - Boarding gear
110 - Distance sensor
120 - Gyro sensor
130 - Multi-axis acceleration sensor
140 - Infrared sensor receiver
150 - Infrared sensor transmitter
200 - Head Mount Display
210 - Direction sensor
300-server
310 - Input unit
320 -
322 - Positioning determination module
324 - VR content control module
330 - Content section
400 - Headphones

Claims (3)

It is installed in the theme park and has a brake that can control the speed of movement and a handle that can control the direction of movement so that the user can directly control the speed and direction of the operation and view the video contents outputted from the head mount display, At least one sensor is mounted so that the plurality of sensors can be measured;
A head mount display mounted on a head of a user and equipped with a direction sensor for outputting image contents based on a virtual reality on the front side of a user and capable of detecting a direction according to a user's gaze; And
A positioning determination module and analysis module for analyzing the user's position information and the direction information of the user by sensing sensed values from the sensors mounted on the boarding device and the head mount display, connected to the boarding device and the head mount display by wired / And a VR content control module which synchronizes the position information with the image information in which the virtual space is implemented, and synchronizes the position information of the virtual space implemented in the image contents with the position information of the boarding device
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The positioning determination module collects the sensing value of the sensor mounted on the boarding device and stores the sensed value in the database. When a problem occurs in the specific sensor of the boarding device using the stored data as a reference value,
The image information output to the head mount display is implemented such that an event is generated for each specific section. When the user who boarded the boarding device reaches a specific section while watching along the track, the position sensor mounted on the boarding vehicle recognizes the current position To cause a specific event to occur,
The sensors provided on boarding equipment
A distance sensor provided at the front or rear of the boarding device to sense the distance to the other boarding device,
A gyro sensor and an acceleration sensor for sensing a rotational angular velocity and a tilt angle of a boarding vehicle,
An infrared sensor receiver for sensing start and end points of the boarding device and controlling the start and end of image content playback;
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When the distance between the front boarding device and the rear boarding device is detected to be less than a proper value, the distance sensor outputs the actual distance value with the front boarding device on the head-mounted display worn by the user. Outputting voice to induce the user to brake the boarding vehicle,
At least two or more infrared sensor emitting units are provided at both ends of the boarding area, which are the starting and ending points of the boarding device, for recognizing the departure and arrival of the boarding equipment. The infrared sensor emitting units, Transmits a signal to the infrared sensor receiving unit, outputs image contents informing the start of boarding through the head mount display,
The infrared ray sensor transmits a signal to the infrared ray sensor receiving unit of the boarding equipment moving in a specific section from the infrared ray sensor transmitting unit located at the end point of the boarding equipment to end the image content or to switch the screen from the image content being reproduced to the real image screen Virtual reality contents service system applied to theme park boarding device.

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