Analysing device for determining a latency time of an immersive virtual reality system

• US 10,551,911 B2
• Filed: 01/25/2018
• Issued: 02/04/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PSA Automobiles S.A. (Stellantis NV)
• Original Assignee: PSA Automobiles S.A. (Stellantis NV)
• Inventors: Mika, Matthieu, Mion, Christophe
• Primary Examiner(s): Lhymn, Sarah
• Application Number:
  US16/477,090
• Publication Number:
  US 20190354167A1
• Time in Patent Office: 740 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/10048 Infrared image
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/70 Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras camera calibration G06T7/80

Abstract

A device (DA) analyses an immersive virtual reality system (SI) comprising a target (CD) that is securely fastened to an object (OM), detecting means (MD) that deliver a first signal representative of the current position of the target (CD), processing means (MT) that define images depending on the detected current position, and at least one image-displaying means (EA, PI). This device (DA) comprises a first sensor (C1) that generates a second signal when the object (OM) reaches a known position, a second sensor (C2) that generates a third signal when it detects a change in displayed image consecutive to the detection of the object (OM) in this known position by the detecting means (MD), and analysing means (MA) that determine first and second times of reception of the second and third signals then a first time difference between these first and second times of reception.

Claims

1. An immersive virtual reality system comprising

i) at least one target capable of being connected to an object capable of moving in a space,

ii) detecting means capable of detecting a current position of said target in said space and of delivering a first signal representative of the current position,

iii) at least one displaying means responsible for displaying on at least one screen, installed in said predefined space, images intended for said at least one screen, and

iv) processing means responsible for defining images for said at least one screen depending on at least said detected current position,

v) a first sensor capable of generating a second signal when the object reaches a known position in said space,

vi) a second sensor capable of generating a third signal in the event of detection of a change in an image displayed on said screen, subsequent to the detection of said object in the known position by said detecting means, and

vii) an analyzing means connected at least to said first and second sensors and capable of determining a first moment of reception of said second signal and a second moment of reception of said third signal, then of determining a first time difference between said first and second determined moments of reception.

2. The immersive virtual reality system according to claim 1, wherein said analyzing means is also connected to said detecting means and processing means, and is capable of determining a third moment of reception of a first signal representative of said known position detected by said detecting means,

and a second time difference between said first and third determined reception moments, the second time difference being representative of a delay in detecting said target in said known position by said detecting means.

3. The immersive virtual reality system according to claim 2, wherein said analyzing means is capable of determining a third time difference between said first and second determined time differences, the third time difference being representative of at least one duration of image generation by said processing means in the event of a change of image.

4. The immersive virtual reality system according to claim 1, wherein said second sensor is capable of detecting a variation in light intensity resulting from a change of image displayed on said screen.

5. The immersive virtual reality system according to claim 1, wherein said immersive virtual reality system comprises a rail on which said object is capable of moving and which is capable of being placed in said space so that said object can move to said known position.

6. The immersive virtual reality system according to claim 5, wherein said immersive virtual reality system comprises a support on which said rail is fixedly connected.

7. The immersive virtual reality system according to claim 6, wherein said rail is connected to said support so as to be inclined at a predefined acute angle in relation to a horizontal plane of said space, and thus enable an automatic movement by gravity of said object in relation to said rail between a starting position and at least said known position.

8. The immersive virtual reality system according to claim 7, wherein said immersive virtual reality system comprises electromagnetic means fixedly installed on said rail and capable i) of immobilizing said object in said starting position when said electromagnetic means is placed in a first magnetically attractive state and ii) of releasing said object, so that said object can move towards said known position, when said electromagnetic means is placed in a second magnetically non-attractive state.

9. The immersive virtual reality system according to claim 1, wherein said first sensor is capable of being placed in a vicinity of said known position and of generating said second signal when said object makes contact with it.