SIMULATOR WITH ENHANCED DEPTH PERCEPTION
First Claim
1. A simulator system comprising:
- a user tracking device for detecting a position of a user and generating a sensor signal representing the position of the user;
a processor for receiving the sensor signal, analyzing the sensor signal, and generating an image signal in response to the analysis of the sensor signal, wherein the analyzing of the sensor signal includes determining a position of a virtual camera corresponding to the position of the user, the virtual camera being directed toward a reference look-at-point; and
a image generating device for receiving the image signal and generating an image in response to the image signal, wherein the image is modified in response to the position and an orientation of the virtual camera relative to the reference look-at-point.
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Abstract
A simulator system includes a user tracking device for detecting a position of a user and generating a sensor signal representing the position of the user, a processor for receiving the sensor signal, analyzing the sensor signal, and generating an image signal in response to the analysis of the sensor signal, wherein the analyzing of the sensor signal includes determining a position of a virtual camera corresponding to the position of the user, the virtual camera being directed toward a reference look-at-point; and a image generating device for receiving the image signal and generating an image in response to the image signal, wherein the image is modified in response to the position and an orientation of the virtual camera relative to the reference look-at-point.
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1. A simulator system comprising:
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a user tracking device for detecting a position of a user and generating a sensor signal representing the position of the user; a processor for receiving the sensor signal, analyzing the sensor signal, and generating an image signal in response to the analysis of the sensor signal, wherein the analyzing of the sensor signal includes determining a position of a virtual camera corresponding to the position of the user, the virtual camera being directed toward a reference look-at-point; and a image generating device for receiving the image signal and generating an image in response to the image signal, wherein the image is modified in response to the position and an orientation of the virtual camera relative to the reference look-at-point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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6. A simulator system comprising:
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a plurality of user tracking devices arranged to track a position of a user and generate a sensor signal representing the position of the user; a processor for receiving the sensor signal, analyzing the sensor signal, and generating an image signal in response to the analysis of the sensor signal, wherein the analyzing of the sensor signal includes determining a position of a virtual camera corresponding to the position of the user, the virtual camera being directed toward a reference look-at-point; and a image generating device for receiving the image signal and generating an image in response to the image signal, wherein the image is modified in response to a change in at least one of the position and an orientation of the virtual camera relative to the reference look-at-point. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method for providing an enhanced depth perception to a user of a simulator, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a user tracking device to detect a position of a user and generate a sensor signal representing the position of the user; analyzing the sensor signal to determine a position of a virtual camera corresponding to the position of the user, the virtual camera being directed toward a reference look-at-point; and generating an image in response to the analysis of the sensor signal, wherein the image is modified in response to a change in at least one of the position and an orientation of the virtual camera relative to the reference look-at-point. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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