Calibration of magnetic and optical sensors in a virtual reality or augmented reality display system
First Claim
1. A system for calibrating alignment of two or more magnetic sensors in a virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) display device, the system comprising:
- a controller;
a waveform generator configured to generate a first calibration waveform and a second calibration waveform under control of the controller;
a first conductive loop oriented in a first plane orthogonal to a first axis passing through the first conductive loop;
a second conductive loop oriented in a second plane parallel to the first plane and spaced apart from the first conductive loop along the first axis; and
an electrical driver connected to the waveform generator to receive the first and second calibration waveforms, to generate corresponding first and second electrical output currents, and to provide the first and second electrical output currents to the first conductive loop and the second conductive loop,wherein the controller is configured to cause the waveform generator to generate the first calibration waveform to calibrate a first type of magnetic sensor in the display device, and to generate the second calibration waveform to calibrate a second type of magnetic sensor in the display device.
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Abstract
A system for calibrating alignment of magnetic and optical sensors in a virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) device. The system can include a controller, a waveform generator, and an electrical driver. The waveform generator can produce calibration waveforms under control of the controller. The system can also include conductive loops which are energized with electrical currents corresponding to the calibration waveforms. The controller can cause the waveform generator to generate a first calibration waveform to calibrate a first type of magnetic sensor in the display device, and to generate a second calibration waveform to calibrate a second type of magnetic sensor in the display device. The system may also include one or more optical fiducial markers in a known spatial relationship with respect to the conductive loops. The optical fiducial markers can be used to calibrate the alignment direction of one or more optical sensors.
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28 Claims
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1. A system for calibrating alignment of two or more magnetic sensors in a virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) display device, the system comprising:
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a controller; a waveform generator configured to generate a first calibration waveform and a second calibration waveform under control of the controller; a first conductive loop oriented in a first plane orthogonal to a first axis passing through the first conductive loop; a second conductive loop oriented in a second plane parallel to the first plane and spaced apart from the first conductive loop along the first axis; and an electrical driver connected to the waveform generator to receive the first and second calibration waveforms, to generate corresponding first and second electrical output currents, and to provide the first and second electrical output currents to the first conductive loop and the second conductive loop, wherein the controller is configured to cause the waveform generator to generate the first calibration waveform to calibrate a first type of magnetic sensor in the display device, and to generate the second calibration waveform to calibrate a second type of magnetic sensor in the display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for calibrating alignment of one or more magnetic sensors and one or more optical sensors in a virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) display device, the system comprising:
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a first conductive loop oriented in a first plane orthogonal to a first axis passing through the first conductive loop; a second conductive loop oriented in a second plane parallel to the first plane and spaced apart from the first conductive loop along the first axis; and one or more optical fiducial markers supported in a predetermined spatial relationship with respect to the first conductive loop and the second conductive loop. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method for calibrating alignment of two or more magnetic sensors in a virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) display device, the method comprising:
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generating a first calibration waveform; energizing, with the first calibration waveform, a first conductive loop oriented in a first plane orthogonal to a first axis passing through the first conductive loop and a second conductive loop oriented in a second plane parallel to the first plane and spaced apart from the first conductive loop along the first axis; determining a first measurement, using a first type of magnetic sensor of the display device, indicative of an orientation of a magnetic field produced by the first and second conductive loops when energized with the first calibration waveform; generating a second calibration waveform; energizing the first and second conductive loops with the second calibration waveform; determining a second measurement, using a second type of magnetic sensor of the display device, indicative of an orientation of a magnetic field produced by the first and second conductive loops when energized with the second calibration waveform; and comparing the first measurement with the second measurement. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for calibrating alignment of one or more magnetic sensors and one or more optical sensors in a virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) display device, the method comprising:
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generating a calibration waveform; energizing, with the calibration waveform, a first conductive loop oriented in a first plane orthogonal to a first axis passing through the first conductive loop and a second conductive loop oriented in a second plane parallel to the first plane and spaced apart from the first conductive loop along the first axis; determining a first measurement, using a magnetic sensor of the display device, indicative of an orientation of a magnetic field produced by the first and second conductive loops when energized with the calibration waveform; determining, with an optical sensor of the display device, a second measurement indicative of a spatial relationship of an optical fiducial marker with respect to the first conductive loop and the second conductive loop; and comparing the first measurement with the second measurement. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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