HEAD AND HAND TRACKING FOR A HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY BASED DYNAMIC SIMULATOR

The European CARDS (Comprehensive Automobile Research and Development Simulator) driving simulator project (Eureka no 1924) is developing high performance head-mounted display, motion platform and vibration seat in order to provide an efficient research and development tool for vehicle design to human factors. Under the management of Renault, CARDS is carried out in collaboration by the French carmaker RENAULT, the Norwegian AUTOSIM simulator provider, the Turkish infoTRON, specialised in simulation and virtual prototyping, the British display maker SEOS, the French motion seat provider (and actuator manufacturer) PONS, a subsidiary of Thomson Marconi Sonar, the French LPPA (Laboratoire de Physiologie de la perception et de I'action) research laboratory, the Dutch motion systems provider Hydraudyne and the Dutch TNO Physics and Electronics Laboratory. The simulator being based on the utilisation of a Head-Mounted Display, the coordination of the computer generated 3D images with the motion of the driver's head is of paramount importance. Another issue is to give a feeling of presence to the driver by showing him his body, issue which was addressed using different sets of sensors for both hands and head. In that context, a tracker system is being developed complying with the strict requirements of usability, in a driving task and compatible with the motion platform. The central issue in the design of the tracking system has been the fusion of data from both a standard electromagnetic sensor, for precise low frequency positioning and a set of speed and acceleration sensors for high frequency acquisition. This paper describes the design architecture and the first results in its utilisation. (A) For the covering abstract see ITRD E120189.

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• Authors:
  • KUHN, G
  • VOOGD, J
  • HEIDET, A
  • SIEGLER, I
  • Kemeny, A
• Conference:
  • 12TH INTERNATIONAL TRAINING AND EDUCATOIN CONFERENCE - ITEC 2001 - PROCEEDINGS AND EXHIBITS, HELD LILLE, FRANCE, APRIL 2001, CD-ROM
• Publication Date: 2001

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 288-99

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Drivers; Driving; Driving simulators; Hand; Head; Human factors; Information display systems; Intelligent transportation systems; Motion; Seats; Sensors; Vibration; Visual display units
• Uncontrolled Terms: Visual display
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 1772: Driver; 1855: Driving (veh); 2002: Hand (human); 2257: Human factor; 8735: Intelligent transport system; 5483: Movement; 1388: Seat (veh); 6120: Sensor; 1680: Simulator (driving); 5558: Vibration; 8630: Visual display
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00972028
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0953-4215-4-4
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Apr 22 2004 12:00AM