Methods and systems of a motion-capture body suit with wearable body-position sensors
First Claim
1. A method of a motion-capture body suit comprising:
- providing a motion-capture body suit, wherein the motion-capture body suit comprises a plurality of position sensors, wherein each position sensor of the plurality of position sensors obtains a position of an associated body area, wherein each position sensor is integrated into a textile tunnel located on the associated body are of each position sensor;
obtaining a set of sensor-level position data from the plurality of position sensors as a series of position measurements observed over a specified period of time;
obtaining a body-level position data as another series of body-position measurements observed over the specified period of time;
combining the set of sensor-level position data and the body-level position, data using a Kalman filter to produce a body-motion output stream;
rendering an image data of a virtual representation of a user wearing the motion-capture suit from the body-motion output stream;
transferring the image data of a virtual representation of a user into a game engine application without a middleware system interpreting the image data; and
using the image data to provide a body presence of the user in a virtual-reality environment.
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Abstract
In one aspect, a method of a motion-capture body suit include the step of providing a motion-capture body suit, wherein the motion-capture body suit comprises a plurality of position sensors, wherein each position sensor of the plurality of position sensors obtains a position of an associated body area, wherein each position sensor is integrated into a textile tunnel located on the associated body are of each position sensor. The method includes the step of obtaining a set of sensor-level position data from the plurality of position sensors as a series of position measurements observed over a specified period of time. The method includes the step of obtaining a body-level position data as another series of body-position measurements observed over the specified period of time. The method includes the step of combining the set of sensor-level position data and the body-level position data using a Kalman filter to produce a body-motion output stream. The method includes the step of rendering an image data of a virtual representation of a user wearing the motion-capture suit.
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8 Claims
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1. A method of a motion-capture body suit comprising:
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providing a motion-capture body suit, wherein the motion-capture body suit comprises a plurality of position sensors, wherein each position sensor of the plurality of position sensors obtains a position of an associated body area, wherein each position sensor is integrated into a textile tunnel located on the associated body are of each position sensor; obtaining a set of sensor-level position data from the plurality of position sensors as a series of position measurements observed over a specified period of time; obtaining a body-level position data as another series of body-position measurements observed over the specified period of time; combining the set of sensor-level position data and the body-level position, data using a Kalman filter to produce a body-motion output stream; rendering an image data of a virtual representation of a user wearing the motion-capture suit from the body-motion output stream; transferring the image data of a virtual representation of a user into a game engine application without a middleware system interpreting the image data; and using the image data to provide a body presence of the user in a virtual-reality environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of a motion-capture body suit comprising:
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providing a motion-capture body suit, wherein the motion-capture body suit comprises a plurality of position sensors, wherein each position sensor of the plurality of position sensors obtains a position of an associated body area, wherein each position sensor is integrated into a textile tunnel located on the associated body are of each position sensor, wherein the motion-capture body suit automatically repositions a position sensor embedded in a textile tunnel; obtaining a set of sensor-level position data from the plurality of position sensors as a series of position measurements observed over a specified period of time; obtaining body-level position data s another series of body-position measurements observed over the specified period of time; combining the set of sensor-level position data and the body-level position data using a Kalman filter to produce a body-motion output stream; rendering, an image data of a virtual presentation of a user wearing the motion-capture suit from the body-motion output stream.
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8. A method of a motion-capture body suit comprising:
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providing a motion-capture body suit, wherein the motion-capture body suit comprises a plurality of position sensors, wherein each position sensor of the plurality of position sensors obtains a position of an associated body area, wherein each position sensor is integrated into a textile tunnel located on the associated body are of each position sensor, wherein the motion-capture body suit automatically repositions a position sensor embedded in a textile tunnel; obtaining a set of sensor-level position data from the plurality of position sensors as a series of position measurements observed over a specified period of time; obtaining a body-level position data as another series of body-position measurements observed over the specified period of time; combining the set of sensor-level position data and the body-level position data using a Kalman filter to produce a body-motion output stream; rendering an image data of a virtual representation of a user wearing the motion-capture suit from the body-motion output stream; and transferring the image data of a virtual representation of a user into a game engine application without a middleware system interpreting the image data.
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