System and method of subjective evaluation of a vehicle design within a virtual environment using a virtual reality
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1. A system for subjective evaluation of a vehicle design within a virtual environment using virtual reality comprising:
- a scaleable physical property representative of the vehicle design, wherein the physical property is adjusted according to a scale ratio for an evaluator of the vehicle design, wherein the scale ratio is a ratio between a predetermined dimension of the evaluator and a predetermined dimension of a member of a target population;
a computer system for digitally creating a virtual environment having a virtual human immersed within the virtual environment, wherein the virtual environment includes the vehicle design and the virtual human virtually represents a scaled evaluator;
a motion capture system for sensing a motion of the evaluator and communicating the sensed motion of the evaluator to the computer system, so that the motion of the evaluator controls the motion of the virtual human in the virtual environment; and
a virtual reality display mechanism operatively communicating with the computer system, for providing the evaluator a view of the virtual environment while evaluating the vehicle design.
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Abstract
A system for subjective evaluation of a vehicle design within a virtual environment includes a scaleable physical property representative of the vehicle design and a computer system for digitally creating a virtual environment having a virtual human immersed within. The system also includes a motion capture system for sensing a motion of an evaluator and communicating the sensed motion of the evaluator to the computer system and a virtual reality display mechanism for providing the evaluator a view of the virtual environment while evaluating the vehicle design.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for subjective evaluation of a vehicle design within a virtual environment using virtual reality comprising:
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a scaleable physical property representative of the vehicle design, wherein the physical property is adjusted according to a scale ratio for an evaluator of the vehicle design, wherein the scale ratio is a ratio between a predetermined dimension of the evaluator and a predetermined dimension of a member of a target population; a computer system for digitally creating a virtual environment having a virtual human immersed within the virtual environment, wherein the virtual environment includes the vehicle design and the virtual human virtually represents a scaled evaluator; a motion capture system for sensing a motion of the evaluator and communicating the sensed motion of the evaluator to the computer system, so that the motion of the evaluator controls the motion of the virtual human in the virtual environment; and a virtual reality display mechanism operatively communicating with the computer system, for providing the evaluator a view of the virtual environment while evaluating the vehicle design. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of subjective evaluation of a vehicle design within a virtual environment using virtual reality, said method comprising the steps of:
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preparing an evaluator of a vehicle design for immersion as a virtual human in the virtual environment, wherein the virtual environment is created within a computer system and includes the vehicle design; determining a scale ratio and range of a target population for the evaluator, wherein the scale ratio is a ratio between a predetermined dimension of the evaluator and a predetermined dimension of a member of the target population; preparing an adjustable property using the vehicle design and the scale ratio; growing the virtual human within the virtual environment to virtually represent a scaled evaluator; aligning the virtual human in the virtual environment with the evaluator and the property, performing the evaluation of the vehicle design by the evaluator; and using the evaluation of the vehicle design in the design of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of subjective evaluation of a vehicle design within a virtual environment using virtual reality, said method comprising the steps of:
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preparing an adjustable property to represent the vehicle design; measuring the evaluator; positioning a full-body motion capture system on an evaluator for sensing a motion of the evaluator and communicating the sensed motion of the evaluator to a computer system, so that the motion of the evaluator controls the motion of the virtual human in the virtual environment; providing the evaluator with a virtual reality display mechanism operatively communicating with the computer system, for providing the evaluator a view of the virtual environment while evaluating the vehicle design determining a scale ratio and range of a target population for the evaluator wherein the scale ratio is a ratio between a predetermined dimension of the evaluator and a predetermined dimension of a member of the target population; adjusting the property using the scale ratio for the evaluator; growing the virtual human in the virtual environment using the measurements of the evaluator and the scale ratio to virtually represent a scaled evaluator; aligning the virtual human in the virtual environment to the evaluator and the property; performing the evaluation of the vehicle design by the evaluator; and using the evaluation of the vehicle design in the design of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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