Applications of Virtual Reality Military –Predator Drone Miners / NASA –Distant and Dangerous Doctors –Antarctica

Motion Tracking HMD Nick Sorenson Adam Thompson

Existing Products Expensive Inaccurate Limited range

LCD Glasses Two 0.55-inch LCD screens Creates the effect of viewing a 52-inch screen from 6.5 feet away 800x225 Pixel resolution S-Video and RCA connections AC or Battery powered

Accelerometers An accelerometer is a device for measuring acceleration. An accelerometer inherently measures its own motion. Accelerometers are used along with gyroscopes in inertial guidance systems, as well as in many other scientific and engineering systems. One of the most common uses for micro electro-mechanical system (MEMS) accelerometers is in airbag deployment systems for modern automobiles. In this case the accelerometers are used to detect the rapid deceleration of the vehicle to determine when a collision has occurred and the severity of the collision. From wikipedia.org

Accelerometers Provide measurement of the acceleration of the user’s head Analog or PWM (Pulse Width Modulated) output Can measure 360° by mounting 2 accelerometers perpendicular

Soft Ware Two Paths Microcontroller Device Driver

Hardware Components LCD Glasses Microcontroller Accelerometers Radio Controlled Car Wireless Camera Servos Computer Misc. Circuitry (Resistors, Capacitors, Potentiometers, etc.)

WOW Real Device Driver Wireless Pitch and Yaw Re-Centering Extra Function Buttons Range of Motion

Applications Virtual realityIn Medicine

JuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember micro controller programming device driver programming accelerometers (how they work) accelerometers (physical fitting to HMD) digital analog converter Legend RC car servos Adam RC car joints and interface Nick

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