SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING SIMULATOR SICKNESS

• US 20160300391A1
• Filed: 04/07/2016
• Published: 10/13/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation (The Trustees of Purdue University (d/b/a Purdue University))
• Original Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation (The Trustees of Purdue University (d/b/a Purdue University))
• Inventors: Whittinghill, David Matthew, Ziegler, Bradley, Case, Tristan, Moore, Brenan
• Application Number:
  US15/093,386
• Publication Number:
  US 20160300391A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/803 Driving vehicles or craft, e.g. cars, airplanes, ships, robots or tanks
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0134 of stereoscopic type
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0141 characterised by the informative content of the display
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/106 Processing image signals for multi-view video sequence encoding H04N19/597
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/344 with head-mounted left-right displays

Abstract

A system and method for reducing simulator sickness is provided. The system displays a simulated moving environment to a user in addition to a simulated fixed object in the view of the user. In one example, the fixed object is a human nose. The interface module may be implemented as a head-mounted electronic display.

Claims

1. A simulator system, comprising:

one or more processors;

memory operatively connected to the processors; and

a virtual reality interface module, the virtual reality interface module configured to display a simulated moving environment to a user, the interface module further configured to display a simulated fixed object in the view of the user.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the object is displayed laterally centered in the field of view of the user.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the fixed object is at least a portion of a simulated human nose.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the simulated nose is displayed to simulate the user'"'"'s view of the user'"'"'s own nose.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the virtual reality interface module further comprises a head mount and an electronic display.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the display comprises a left eye display and a right eye display, and wherein the left eye display displays a left portion of the object and the right eye display displays a right portion of the object.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the object is shaded to simulate lighting of the object.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the object is displayed as a simulated three-dimensional object.

9. A method of simulating an environment to a user through a virtual reality interface, comprising:

providing a display of a virtual moving environment to the user, wherein the display further includes a simulated fixed object in the view of the user.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the object is displayed laterally centered in the field of view of the user.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the fixed object is at least a portion of a simulated human nose.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the simulated nose is displayed to simulate the user'"'"'s view of the user'"'"'s own nose.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the virtual reality interface further comprises a head mount and an electronic display.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the display comprises a left eye display and a right eye display, and wherein the left eye display displays a left portion of the object and the right eye display displays a right portion of object.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the object is shaded to simulate lighting of the object.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein the object is displayed as a simulated three-dimensional object.