TW202039034A - Virtual reality underwater training device and method for executing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A virtual reality underwater training device includes a sensing unit, a display device, and a processing unit. The sensing unit is wearable on a part of human body for detecting a motion track and a moving velocity of the part of human body and then generating a detected signal. The display device is configured to receive a virtual reality display signal and then display an image based on the display signal. The processing unit includes a database for storing data records which present a correct range of values that can be detected by the sensing unit when a correct movement is performed by the part of human body. The processing unit receives the detected signal and then compares detected values presented by the detected signal with the correct values presented by the data records to generate a result value. The processing unit integrates the detected value, the result value, and a generated simulating environment information into the virtual reality display signal, and then transmits the virtual reality display signal to the display device.

Description

Virtual reality underwater sports training device and execution method thereof

The present invention relates to a virtual reality underwater sports training device and a method of execution thereof, in particular to a virtual reality device in which a sensing unit is worn on a part of the human body and a detection step of sensing the movement of the part Water sports training device and its execution method.

Swimming is not only a sport that can strengthen the body, but also a survival skill. But the process of learning to swim is not easy. First of all, we must overcome the fear of going into the water. The correctness of the posture will affect the smoothness of swimming. Therefore, all kinds of props and devices to assist in learning swimming are sold on the market. There is currently a new type patent of the Republic of China, Announcement No. M498612 "Learning aids for water or water sports", which mainly discloses a learning aid for water or water sports, which includes a wearable video camera, a computer device and A learning database. The wearable video camera includes a fixing element, a supporting element and a waterproof camera. The fixing element is worn on the human body, the supporting element is erected on the fixing element, and the supporting element has a bendable and telescopic type. The waterproof camera is arranged on the supporting element, the waterproof camera is used to photograph the body's water or underwater sports posture, and the waterproof camera converts the image signal into a digital signal for output. The computer device is used to receive and process the digital signal of the wearable video recording device, and then evaluate the body's water or water sports posture and provide swimming teaching information through the water sports learning module of the learning database.

The above-mentioned learning aids are mainly used to capture the user’s swimming posture and compare the correct posture through the wearable video camera when the user is swimming. However, water splashes during swimming may affect the result of the shooting. Affect the accuracy of the assessment and make the learning effect unsatisfactory.

Therefore, the first object of the present invention is to provide an accurate sensing method that allows users to achieve a good learning effect in a virtual reality underwater sports training device.

Therefore, the method executed by the virtual reality underwater sports training device is executed by a virtual reality underwater sports training device, and the method includes a detection step, a comparison step, a processing step, and a display step.

The detecting step: using a sensing unit of the underwater exercise training device to be worn on a part of the human body and sensing a motion track and a speed of the part to generate a detection signal; the comparing step: using the water A processing unit of the exercise training device receives the detection signal, and compares a detection value indicated by the detection signal with a data data to generate a result value, wherein the data data represents the correct water movement, the feeling The measuring unit should detect the correct motion trajectory and a correct range of the speed. When the detection value falls within the correct range, the result value is zero, and when the detection value does not fall within the correct range When the result value is not zero; the processing step: using the processing unit to integrate the detection value, the result value and the generated simulated environment information into a virtual reality display signal; and the display step: using the water movement A display of the training device receives the virtual reality display signal, and displays the virtual reality display signal as a picture, which is a three-dimensional picture in a three-dimensional space.

Further, the method executed by the virtual reality underwater sports training device further includes a simulation competition step, and the processing unit is controlled to integrate an analog value into the virtual reality display signal, and the analog value represents the simulated underwater sports The motion trajectory and the speed.

Furthermore, the method executed by the underwater sports training device in the virtual reality further includes a screen conversion step and a screen output step. The screen conversion step is to convert the received detection signal into a screen information by the processing unit. The output step is to use a communication unit of the water sports training device to externally send the screen information to a cloud or/and a social platform.

Further, the method executed by the underwater sports training device in the virtual reality further includes an animation conversion step and an animation output step. The animation conversion step is to convert the received detection signal into a picture information by the processing unit, and The multiple screen information accumulated over time is converted into an animation information, and the animation output step is to use a communication unit of the water sports training device to send the animation information to a cloud or/and a social platform.

Further, the method executed by the underwater sports training device in the virtual reality further includes a connection step, and the connection step is that when the number of the underwater sports training devices is plural, the number of the underwater sports training devices is used. A communication unit makes a near-end connection or a server makes a remote connection.

Further, the method performed by the underwater sports training device in the virtual reality further includes a control step of using a controller of the underwater sports training device to be controlled to generate a control analog environment signal, and the processing unit receives the control The environment signal is simulated, and the corresponding simulated environment information is generated according to the instruction of controlling the simulated environment signal.

Further, the method executed by the underwater sports training device in the virtual reality further includes an instant communication step. When the number of the underwater sports training devices is plural, the number of the underwater sports training devices is used. Multiple instant messaging software of each controller exchanges messages via network connection.

The second objective of the present invention is to provide a virtual reality underwater sports training device with accurate sensing and enabling users to achieve good learning effects.

The virtual reality underwater sports training device includes a sensing unit, a display, and a processing unit.

The sensing unit is worn on a part of the human body and senses a movement track and a speed of the part to generate a detection signal. The display receives a virtual reality display signal and displays the virtual reality display signal as a The picture is a three-dimensional picture in a three-dimensional space. The processing unit includes a database and is electrically connected to the sensing unit and the display. The database stores a piece of data that represents correct water movement. The sensing unit should detect the correct motion track and a correct range of the rate. The processing unit receives the detection signal, and compares a detection value indicated by the detection signal with the data to generate a The result value. When the detection value falls within the correct range, the result value is zero. When the detection value does not fall within the correct range, the result value is not zero, and the processing unit detects The value, the result value and the generated simulated environment information are integrated into the virtual reality display signal, and the virtual reality display signal is transmitted to the display.

Further, the database also stores an analog value that represents the motion trajectory and the velocity of the simulated water movement, and the processing unit is controlled to integrate the analog value into the virtual reality display signal.

Further, the sensing unit includes one of a knee sensing element, an ankle sensing element, a hand sensing element, and a head sensing element. The sensing unit uses a short-distance wireless transmission technology Send the detection signal to the processing unit.

According to the above technical features, the following effects can be achieved:

1. Through the detection step, the sensing unit is worn on the part of the human body and senses the motion trajectory and the speed of the part to generate the detection signal. Through the comparison step and the processing step , And the display step, the processing unit receives the detection signal, integrates the detection value, the result value, and the simulated environment information into the virtual reality display signal, and sends it to the display for the user to watch The display can accurately identify whether one's swimming action is correct or not, and know how to correct the wrong posture, so as to achieve a good learning effect.

2. Through the simulation competition step, the processing unit can be controlled to integrate the simulation value into the virtual reality display signal, so that the user can compete with the competitor represented by the simulation value while swimming, which increases learning Competitiveness.

3. Through the control step, the user can generate the control simulation environment signal through the controller, select a virtual scene, and increase the interest of learning.

4. Through the screen conversion step and the screen output step, the processing unit converts the received detection signal into the screen information, and sends the screen information to the cloud or the social platform through the communication unit To share the progress of learning.

5. Through the animation conversion step and the animation output step, the processing unit converts the screen information accumulated over time into the animation information, and can send the animation information to the cloud or the cloud through the communication unit Social platform to share the progress of learning.

6. Through the connection step, the communication units can be connected locally or remotely by connecting to the server, so that the water sports training devices can be connected to each other, allowing multiple users Participants can conduct swimming competitions in a virtual swimming environment, increasing the joy of learning.

Combining the above technical features, the main effects of the virtual reality underwater sports training device and the method for executing the present invention will be clearly presented in the following embodiments.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are represented by the same numbers.

Referring to Figures 1 to 3, a first embodiment of the method executed by the virtual reality underwater sports training device of the present invention is executed by a virtual reality underwater sports training device, which provides a For the user to learn the skills of water sports such as swimming, the water sports training device includes a plurality of sensing units 1, a display 2, a communication unit 3, a controller 4, and a processing unit 5. The method executed by the underwater sports training device includes a control step S01, a detection step S02, a comparison step S03, a processing step S04, a display step S05, a simulation game step S06, a screen conversion step S07, a Screen output step S08, an animation conversion step S09, and an animation output step S10.

Each sensing unit 1 is worn on a part of the human body. The sensing unit 1 includes one of a knee sensing element 11, an ankle sensing element 12, a hand sensing element 13, and a head sensing element 14. In this example, two knee sensing elements 11 are tied to the user’s two knees, two ankle sensing elements 12 are tied to the user’s two ankles, and two hand sensing elements The elements 13 are respectively tied to the user's two hands, and a head sensing element 14 is tied to the user's head for illustration.

The display 2 includes a fixing portion 21 and a display portion 22, the fixing portion 21 is connected to the display portion 22, the fixing portion 21 is in a ring shape, can surround and be fixed on the user's head, so that the display portion 22 is fixed in front of the user's eyes.

The communication unit 3 can be connected to a server, a cloud, and a social platform via the Internet.

The controller 4 is a man-machine operation interface, and can be controlled by the user to generate a control analog environment signal and an analog competition signal, and the controller 4 includes an instant messaging software. In this example, the controller 4 is a handheld device, which is convenient for the user to hold the controller 4 for operation.

The processing unit 5 includes a database 51 and is electrically connected to the display portion 22 of the display 2 and the communication unit 3. The sensing units 1 and the controller 4 are all connected to the processing unit via a short-distance wireless transmission technology. Signals are transmitted between the units 5, and the short-distance wireless transmission technology is, for example, infrared, Bluetooth, Zigbee, ANT and other technologies. In this example, the processing unit 5 and the communication unit 3 are arranged on the side of the display portion 22 of the display 2, and the head sensing element 14 is arranged on the fixing portion 21 of the display 2.

The database 51 stores multiple pieces of data and multiple analog values. The data indicates that the knee sensor element 11, the ankle sensor element 12, the hand sensor element 13, and the head sensor element 14 should detect the correct swimming posture. Correct multiple motion trajectories and multiple correct ranges at multiple speeds.

After the user wears the sensing units 1, the method executed by the water sports training device is as follows.

In the control step S01, the user uses the controller 4 to generate the control simulation environment signal, the processing unit 5 receives the control simulation environment signal, and generates corresponding simulation environment information according to the instruction of the control simulation environment signal. In other words, the user can first generate the control simulation environment signal through the controller 4, and then select the scene to be displayed by the display unit 22, such as swimming by the stream, the beach or in a luxurious swimming pool, to increase the pleasure of use.

In the detection step S02, the sensing units 1 are respectively worn on multiple parts of the user and respectively sense the movement tracks and speeds of the parts to generate multiple detection signals. A detection signal indicates a detection value. Therefore, when the user is swimming, the knee sensing elements 11, the ankle sensing elements 12, the hand sensing elements 13, and the head sensing element 14 respectively sense The corresponding motion trajectories and speeds of the parts generate the corresponding detection signals. It should be added that when the processing unit 5 receives the detection signals, it automatically generates the analog environment information, or when it receives the control analog environment signal, it generates the corresponding control analog environment signal according to the instruction of the control analog environment signal. Simulate environmental information.

In the comparison step S03, the processing unit 5 is used to receive the detection signals from the sensing units 1, and the detection values indicated by the detection signals are respectively and the corresponding ones Data comparison produces multiple result values. When the detection values fall within the correct ranges, the result values are zero, which means that the user’s actions do not need to be corrected. When it does not fall within the correct range, the result value is not zero, indicating that the user's actions need to be corrected.

In the processing step S04, the processing unit 5 is used to integrate the detection values, the result values, and the simulated environment information into a virtual reality display signal.

In the display step S05, the display unit 22 of the display 2 is used to receive the virtual reality display signal, and display the virtual reality display signal as a picture, which is a three-dimensional picture in a three-dimensional space.

Therefore, after the user wears the water sports training device, the user can first generate the control simulation environment signal through the controller 4, and select the scene in which the display unit 22 is to display the screen, such as by a stream or a beach Or swimming in a luxurious swimming pool to increase the fun of use. Even if the user does not select the scene of the screen, the processing unit 5 will automatically generate the simulated environment information when receiving the detection signals. Then, the user Lie on a platform (not shown in the figure), make your hands and feet vacant, and then make a gesture of swimming. By looking at the display part 22, you can accurately recognize whether your swimming is correct and know the position to be corrected. And then achieve a good learning effect. The technology used in the method implemented by the underwater sports training device is a virtual technology, which converts the user's space on land into a virtual three-dimensional space, that is, in the water. The user’s action on land is converted into a virtual swimming action in the water, which can avoid the possibility of splashes during swimming, which will affect the accuracy of the assessment. It also allows the user to remove the fear of going into the water and perform the correct action first. Learning.

Returning to the control step S01 again, the user uses the controller 4 to generate the analog game signal.

Then in step S06 of the simulated game, the processing unit 5 receives the simulated game signal, and integrates the simulated value into the virtual reality display signal. Therefore, the user can watch from the display 22 that he is swimming while competing with a simulated competitor. The competitor can be the previous self or a swimming coach without limitation.

Referring to the second to fourth figures, the screen conversion step S07 can be performed after the detection step S02, and there is no limit to the sequence. In the screen conversion step S07, the processing unit 5 is used to transfer the received detection The signal is converted into a picture of information.

In the screen output step S08, the communication unit 3 is used to send the screen information to the cloud. Therefore, after the user's swimming posture is recorded, it can be uploaded to the cloud, and after a period of time accumulated, multiple screen information can be viewed in timeline mode to observe the progress or degree of progress of the training.

Referring to the second, third, and fifth figures, the animation conversion step S09 can be performed after the detection step S02, and there is no limit to the sequence. In the animation conversion step S09, the processing unit 5 is used to receive The detection signal is converted into the screen information, and the multiple screen information accumulated over time is converted into an animation information.

In the animation output step S10, the communication unit 3 is used to send the animation information to the social platform. Therefore, after the user's swimming posture is recorded, it can be converted into a virtual animation by the processing unit 5 and shared with friends on the social platform for viewing.

Referring to the second, sixth and seventh figures, a second embodiment of the method executed by the underwater sports training device in the virtual reality of the present invention includes a connection step S11, an instant messaging step S12, and a control step S01 , A detection step S02, a comparison step S03, a processing step S04, and a display step S05.

In this example, multiple users wear the water sports training devices at the same time, and use the water sports training devices to perform swimming competitions.

In the connection step S11, the communication units 3 are used for near-end connection or by connecting with the server for remote connection, so that the water sports training devices can connect to each other.

In the instant communication step S12, the instant communication software of the controllers 4 is used to send messages to each other via the network connection.

After the communication units 3 are connected, the control step S01, the detection step S02, the comparison step S03, the processing step S04, and the display step S05 as described above can be executed. One of the users first generates the control simulation environment signal by the controller 4, the processing unit 5 generates corresponding simulation environment information according to the instruction of the control simulation environment signal, and connects through the communication units 3 to make The processing units 5 all generate the same simulated environment information. Then, the screens that the users see on the display parts 22 are the same scene, and then the users lie on the platforms respectively. (Not shown), the gesture of swimming is like a swimming competition in a swimming environment, so that users wearing these water sports training devices can enjoy the advantages of both exercise and entertainment. During the competition, these Users can also use the instant messaging software of the controllers 4 to exchange messages via network connections to increase the fun of use.

In summary, through the detection step S02, the sensing units 1 are respectively worn on the parts of the human body and sense the motion trajectories and speeds of the parts to generate the detections respectively. Signal, through the comparison step S03, the processing step S04, and the display step S05, the processing unit 5 receives the detection signals, and integrates the detection values, the result values, and the simulated environment information The virtual reality display signal is transmitted to the display 2, so that the user can accurately recognize whether his swimming action is correct by watching the display 2, and know the position to be corrected, so as to achieve A good learning effect, more particularly, through the simulation competition step S06, the processing unit 5 can be controlled to integrate the simulation values into the virtual reality display signal, so that the user can simultaneously and The competition represented by the simulation values increases the competitiveness of learning. In addition, through the control step S01, the user can generate the control simulation environment signal through the controller 4, select a virtual scene, and increase learning Interestingly, through the screen conversion step S07 and the screen output step S08, the processing unit 5 converts the received detection signals into the screen information, and transmits the screen information to the outside through the communication unit 3 The cloud or the social platform, or through the animation conversion step S09 and the animation output step S10, the processing unit 5 converts the screen information accumulated over time into the animation information, and can transfer the animation information through the communication unit 3 The animation information is sent to the cloud or the social platform to share the progress of learning. Furthermore, through the connection step S11, the communication units 3 conduct a near-end connection or connect with the server to conduct a remote connection, so that the water sports training devices can be connected to each other, so that more A user can perform swimming competitions in a virtual swimming environment, which increases the fun of learning, so it can indeed achieve the purpose of the invention.

Based on the description of the above embodiments, when the operation and use of the present invention and the effects of the present invention can be fully understood, the above embodiments are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the implementation of the present invention cannot be limited by this. The scope, that is, simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the content of the description of the invention, are all within the scope of the present invention.

(1): Sensing unit (11): Knee sensor (12): Ankle sensing element (13): Hand sensing element (14): Head sensing element (2): Display (21): Fixed part (22): Display (3): Communication unit (4): Controller (5): Processing unit (51): Database (S01): Control steps (S02): Detection step (S03): Comparison step (S04): processing steps (S05): Display steps (S06): Simulate competition steps (S07): Screen transition steps (S08): Screen output procedure (S09): Animation conversion steps (S10): Animation output steps (S11): Connection steps (S12): Control steps

[The first figure] is a schematic diagram illustrating that the method executed by the virtual reality underwater sports training device of the present invention is executed by a virtual reality underwater sports training device. [The second figure] is a block diagram illustrating the structure of the water sports training device. [Third Figure] is a flowchart illustrating a first embodiment of the method executed by the underwater sports training device in the virtual reality of the present invention. [Fourth Figure] is a schematic diagram illustrating a screen output step of the first embodiment. [Fifth Figure] is a schematic diagram illustrating an animation output step of the first embodiment. [Figure 6] is a flowchart illustrating a second embodiment of the method performed by the underwater sports training device in virtual reality of the present invention. [Figure 7] is a schematic diagram illustrating that multiple users use multiple water sports training devices to perform swimming competitions.

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Claims (10)

A method executed by a virtual reality underwater sports training device is executed by a virtual reality underwater sports training device, and the method includes: A detection step: using a sensing unit of the water sports training device to be worn on a part of the human body and sense a movement track and a speed of the part to generate a detection signal; A comparison step: use a processing unit of the water sports training device to receive the detection signal, and compare a detection value indicated by the detection signal with a data data to generate a result value, wherein the data data represents When the water moves correctly, the sensing unit should detect the correct motion track and a correct range of the speed. When the detection value falls within the correct range, the result value is zero. When the value does not fall within the correct range, the result value is not zero; A processing step: using the processing unit to integrate the detection value, the result value and the generated simulated environment information into a virtual reality display signal; and A display step: using a display of the underwater sports training device to receive the virtual reality display signal, and display the virtual reality display signal as a picture, which is a three-dimensional picture in a three-dimensional space. As described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, the method implemented by the virtual reality underwater sports training device further includes a simulation competition step. The processing unit is controlled to integrate an analog value into the virtual reality display signal. The simulated value represents the motion trajectory and the velocity of the simulated water movement. For example, the method implemented by the virtual reality underwater sports training device described in the first item of the patent application further includes a screen conversion step and a screen output step. The screen conversion step is to use the processing unit to receive the detection The signal is converted into a screen information, and the screen output step is to use a communication unit of the water sports training device to send the screen information to a cloud or/and a social platform. The method implemented by the virtual reality underwater sports training device described in the first item of the scope of patent application further includes an animation conversion step and an animation output step. The animation conversion step is to use the processing unit to receive the detection The signal is converted into a screen information, and multiple screen information accumulated over time is converted into an animation information. The animation output step is to use a communication unit of the underwater sports training device to send the animation information to a cloud or/and an Social platform. As described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, the method implemented by the underwater sports training device in virtual reality further includes a connection step. The connection step is to use when the number of said underwater sports training device is plural. The multiple communication units of the water sports training devices are connected locally or remotely through a server. The method implemented by the virtual reality underwater sports training device described in the first item of the scope of patent application further includes a control step of using a controller of the underwater sports training device to be controlled to generate a control simulation environment Signal, the processing unit receives the control analog environment signal, and generates corresponding analog environment information according to the instruction of the control analog environment signal. As described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, the method implemented by the virtual reality underwater sports training device further includes an instant communication step. The instant communication step is to use when the number of the underwater sports training device is plural. The multiple instant messaging softwares of multiple controllers of the water sports training devices exchange messages through network connections. A virtual reality underwater sports training device, including: A sensing unit, which is worn on a part of the human body and senses a movement track and a speed of the part to generate a detection signal; A display, receiving a virtual reality display signal, and displaying the virtual reality display signal into a picture, the picture being a three-dimensional picture in a three-dimensional space; and A processing unit includes a database, and is electrically connected to the sensing unit and the display. The database stores a piece of data. When the data indicates correct water movement, the sensing unit should detect the correct The processing unit receives the detection signal and compares a detection value indicated by the detection signal with the data data to generate a result value. When the detection value falls within the correct range of the speed, the processing unit When the value is within the correct range, the result value is zero. When the detection value does not fall within the correct range, the result value is not zero. The processing unit uses the detection value, the result value, and the resulting simulated environment The information is integrated into the virtual reality display signal, and the virtual reality display signal is transmitted to the display. For example, the virtual reality underwater sports training device described in item 8 of the scope of patent application, wherein the database also stores a simulation value representing the motion trajectory and the velocity of the simulated underwater movement, and the processing unit is affected by The control also integrates the analog value into the virtual reality display signal. The virtual reality underwater sports training device described in claim 8, wherein the sensing unit includes a knee sensing element, an ankle sensing element, a hand sensing element, and a head One of the sensing elements, the sensing unit transmits the detection signal to the processing unit via a short-range wireless transmission technology.

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