A virtual reality positioning belt and positioning system thereof

Abstract

The present invention relates to a virtual reality positioning belt and a positioning system thereof, and the technical features thereof are: comprising: a belt body and at least two belt space locators; the belt locators are fixedly mounted on the belt body; the belt body comprises belt loops made of hard material, elastic belts are inserted between the belt loops, and belt buckles are installed at the front ends of the belt loops; belt space locator fixing devices are fixedly mounted on the left and right sides of the belt loops, and the belt locators are fixedly mounted on the belt space locator fixing devices. The present invention can make the movement mode in the virtual environment closer to the movement mode of people in the real environment.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of virtual reality and human-computer interaction, and relates to virtual reality positioning technology, in particular to a virtual reality positioning belt and a positioning system thereof. Background Art

[0002] Virtual reality technology is a virtual three-dimensional space created by computers. By wearing virtual reality headsets, data gloves, tactile feedback devices and other equipment, users can simulate their senses such as vision, hearing and touch, making them feel as if they are in the real world. Because virtual reality has the characteristics of multi-sensory, interactive and autonomous, many scholars use it to conduct research in their respective fields.

[0003] The common virtual reality devices on the market, such as the HTC Vive virtual reality helmet set, mainly include virtual reality helmets, handles, laser locators, etc. Among them, the virtual reality helmet is mainly worn by users, the handle is used to control the user's movement in the virtual environment, and the laser locator is used to locate the user's spatial position and orientation in the virtual environment.

[0004] However, in the prior art, when a user uses a virtual reality helmet and a handle to move in a virtual environment at the same time, the laser locator can only locate the direction of the user's head. Therefore, when the user uses the handle to move in the virtual environment, he can only move in the direction of his head. This is inconsistent with the situation in reality that when a person moves forward, he will turn his head left and right to observe. For example, if you walk forward in a virtual environment, when the direction of your head changes, the direction of travel will also change. This situation will cause discomfort in operation and make some users feel more dizzy when using virtual reality equipment. Summary of the invention

[0005] The purpose of the present invention is to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art and to provide a virtual reality positioning belt and a positioning system thereof, which can be used in conjunction with a virtual reality helmet to locate the body orientation and movement direction of a user in a virtual environment.

[0006] The present invention solves the practical problem by adopting the following technical solutions:

[0007] A virtual reality positioning belt comprises: a belt body and at least two belt space locators; the belt locators are fixed on the belt body.

[0008] Moreover, two waist belt space positioners are fixedly mounted on the waist belt body, and the two waist belt space positioners are respectively and symmetrically mounted on both sides of the user's waist.

[0009] Moreover, the belt body includes belt loops made of hard material, an elastic belt is passed through the belt loops, and a belt buckle is installed at the front end of the belt loops; a belt space locator fixing device is fixedly installed on the left and right sides of the belt loops, and the belt locator is fixedly installed on the belt space locator fixing device.

[0010] A virtual reality positioning system comprises a graphics workstation, a virtual reality helmet, a virtual reality positioning belt, a virtual reality positioning belt wireless signal receiving device and a virtual reality laser locator; the graphics workstation is used to run a virtual scene; the output end of the graphics workstation is connected to the virtual reality helmet, and is used to output the image and audio information of the virtual scene running in the graphics workstation to the virtual reality helmet;

[0011] The virtual reality laser locator is connected to the virtual reality helmet, and is used to detect and define the spatial position of the virtual reality helmet in the real scene; the virtual reality laser locator is also connected to the graphics workstation, and is used to output the spatial position information to the graphics workstation, and the graphics workstation synchronously maps the spatial position information to the virtual environment; the virtual reality helmet determines the orientation and spatial position of the virtual reality helmet according to the spatial position of the virtual reality helmet in the real scene defined by the virtual reality laser locator, and outputs the orientation and spatial position of the virtual reality helmet to the graphics workstation, and the graphics workstation synchronously maps the spatial position of the virtual reality helmet in the virtual environment;

[0012] The virtual reality laser locator is also connected to the virtual reality positioning belt, and is used to detect and define the spatial position of the virtual reality positioning belt in the real scene; the virtual reality positioning belt includes at least two belt space locators fixed on both sides of the belt, and the belt space locators are used to determine the spatial position and orientation of the virtual reality positioning belt according to the spatial position of the virtual reality positioning belt in the real scene defined by the virtual reality laser locator; the output end of the belt space locator is connected to the graphics workstation through the belt wireless signal receiving device, and is used to output the spatial position and orientation information of the virtual reality positioning belt to the graphics workstation through the belt wireless signal receiving device, and the graphics workstation simulates the user's body into a capsule body according to the spatial position and orientation information input by the virtual reality positioning belt.

[0013] Moreover, the graphics workstation is also connected to a virtual reality control handle to transmit motion control signals of a virtual reality helmet and a virtual reality positioning belt to the graphics workstation, and the graphics workstation synchronizes the movement direction of the user in the virtual environment according to the motion control signals of the virtual reality control handle.

[0014] Advantages and beneficial effects of the present invention:

[0015] 1. The present invention uses a virtual reality positioning belt. When a user uses a virtual reality device to experience a virtual scene, the body movement is controlled to be closer to the movement principle of a person in a real scene. That is, through two belt space locators, the position coordinate information of the two ends of the belt is transmitted to the graphics workstation, and the graphics workstation determines the plane where the line segment is located based on the line between the two points. And combined with the ray emitted by the virtual reality helmet to the front, the front and back directions of the plane are determined, and the front direction is the front direction of the user's body. And mapping is performed in the virtual environment, so that the movement direction in the virtual environment can be the direction of the user's body, rather than the direction of the head, so that such a movement mode is closer to the movement mode of a person in a real environment.

[0016] 2. The present invention adds a body orientation positioning belt to the existing virtual reality device, so that the laser locator can simultaneously locate the body orientation and the head orientation. During the movement process, the movement direction is the body orientation, that is, the movement direction of the legs, rather than the head orientation, thereby reducing the dizziness caused by specific people when using virtual reality devices to a certain extent. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the virtual reality positioning belt of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 2 It is a composition diagram of the virtual reality positioning system of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 3 is a block diagram of a virtual reality positioning system of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 4 It is a working principle diagram of the virtual reality positioning belt of the present invention;

[0021] Description of reference numerals:

[0022] Figure 1 Middle: 3-1. Belt space locator 3-2. Belt loop 3-3. Belt buckle 3-4. Belt elastic band 3-5. Belt space locator fixing device;

[0023] Figure 3 In: 1. Graphics workstation 2. Virtual reality helmet 3. Virtual reality positioning belt 4. Virtual reality positioning belt wireless signal receiving device 5. Virtual reality laser locator 6. Virtual reality control handle; DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The embodiments of the present invention are further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings:

[0025] A virtual reality positioning belt, such as Figure 1As shown, it includes: a waist belt body and at least two waist belt space locators; the waist belt locators are fixed on the waist belt body.

[0026] In this embodiment, two waist belt space positioners are fixedly mounted on the waist belt body, and the two waist belt space positioners are respectively and symmetrically mounted on both sides of the user's waist.

[0027] In this embodiment, the belt body includes belt loops made of hard material, an elastic belt is passed between the belt loops, and a belt buckle is installed at the front end of the belt loops; a belt space locator fixing device is fixedly installed on the left and right sides of the belt loops, and the belt locator is fixedly installed on the belt space locator fixing device.

[0028] The composition and function of each component of the present invention are further described below:

[0029] 1. The belt space locator is used to locate the spatial position of the belt; 2. The belt loop is used to fix the virtual reality positioning belt on the user's waist; 3. The belt buckle is used to open or close the belt when wearing the virtual reality belt; 4. The belt elastic band is retractable and extensible to adapt to the different waist size requirements of different users; 5. The belt space locator fixing device is fixed on both sides of the belt loop and connected to the belt space locator by bolts.

[0030] A virtual reality positioning system, such as Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, it includes a graphics workstation, a virtual reality helmet, a virtual reality positioning belt, a virtual reality positioning belt wireless signal receiving device and a virtual reality laser locator; the graphics workstation is used to run a virtual scene; the output end of the graphics workstation is connected to the virtual reality helmet, and is used to output the image and audio information of the virtual scene running in the graphics workstation to the virtual reality helmet;

[0031] The virtual reality laser locator is connected to the virtual reality helmet, and is used to detect and define the spatial position of the virtual reality helmet in the real scene; the virtual reality laser locator is also connected to the graphics workstation, and is used to output the spatial position information to the graphics workstation, and the graphics workstation synchronously maps the spatial position information to the virtual environment; the virtual reality helmet determines the orientation and spatial position of the virtual reality helmet according to the spatial position of the virtual reality helmet in the real scene defined by the virtual reality laser locator, and outputs the orientation and spatial position of the virtual reality helmet to the graphics workstation, and the graphics workstation synchronously maps the spatial position of the virtual reality helmet in the virtual environment;

[0032] The virtual reality laser locator is also connected to the virtual reality positioning belt, and is used to detect and define the spatial position of the virtual reality positioning belt in the real scene; the virtual reality positioning belt includes at least two belt space locators fixed on both sides of the belt, and the belt space locators are used to determine the spatial position and orientation of the virtual reality positioning belt according to the spatial position of the virtual reality positioning belt in the real scene defined by the virtual reality laser locators; the output end of the belt space locator is connected to the graphics workstation through the belt wireless signal receiving device, and is used to output the spatial position and orientation information of the virtual reality positioning belt to the graphics workstation through the belt wireless signal receiving device, and the graphics workstation simulates the user's body into a capsule according to the spatial position and orientation information input by the virtual reality positioning belt;

[0033] In this embodiment, the virtual reality positioning system also includes: a virtual reality control handle, whose output ends are respectively connected to the virtual reality helmet and the virtual reality positioning belt, and is used to control the image display of the virtual reality helmet and the movement direction of the user in the virtual environment; the virtual reality control handle is also connected to the graphics workstation, and when the user triggers the forward, backward, left and right movement buttons on the virtual reality control handle, the graphics workstation feeds back the user's buttons to the capsule body, and controls the capsule body to move forward, backward, left and right in the virtual space.

[0034] The following is a further description of the work of each module in this system:

[0035] 1. Graphics workstation, used to run virtual scenes;

[0036] 2. Virtual reality helmets are used to transmit the image and sound information of the virtual scenes running in the graphics workstation to the user in a realistic way;

[0037] 3. A virtual reality positioning belt, which is used to locate the user's body orientation and movement direction, and transmit the signal to the virtual reality positioning belt wireless receiving device;

[0038] 4. A wireless signal receiving device for a virtual reality positioning belt, which is used to receive data fed back by the virtual reality positioning belt, feed the data back to the graphics workstation, and map the user's body orientation and movement direction in the virtual environment;

[0039] 5. Virtual reality laser locator, used to locate the spatial position of the virtual reality helmet and the virtual reality positioning belt, and output it to the graphics workstation, which will synchronously map the spatial position information into the virtual environment;

[0040] 6. Virtual reality controller, used to control the user's movement and other operations in the virtual environment.

[0041] The working principle of the present invention is as follows: Figure 2 As shown:

[0042] Through two belt space locators, the spatial position coordinate information is transmitted to the virtual reality positioning belt wireless signal receiving device through wireless signals. The virtual reality positioning belt wireless signal receiving device then feeds back the position coordinates to the graphics workstation. The graphics workstation connects the spatial position points of the two belt space locators according to the coordinate information, named L1, determines the plane where L1 is located, and at the same time, judges the front and back directions of the plane according to the rays emitted by the virtual reality helmet to the front. The front direction of the plane is the user's body direction; at the same time, the direction of the helmet is judged according to the gyroscope sensor of the virtual reality helmet; and the direction of the virtual reality helmet and the direction of the virtual reality positioning belt are mapped at the same time. When the user uses the virtual reality control handle to move in the virtual space, the direction of movement is the direction of the virtual reality positioning belt.

[0043] The working process of the present invention is:

[0044] Step 1: When starting to use, connect all devices, open the virtual scene in the graphics workstation, and prepare the graphics workstation for operation; connect the virtual reality positioning belt wireless signal receiving device to the graphics workstation via the USB port.

[0045] Step 2: Open the belt buckle of the virtual reality positioning belt, and help the user put on the virtual reality positioning belt. After putting it on, close the buckle of the virtual reality positioning belt and adjust the elastic band of the belt to make it fit the user's waist and prevent it from falling off.

[0046] Step 3: Wear the VR helmet and hold the VR controller in your hand.

[0047] Step 4: Detect the virtual reality laser locator so that the virtual reality helmet, virtual reality positioning belt, and virtual reality control handle can be detected by the virtual reality laser locator and the spatial position can be identified.

[0048] Step 5: Start the VR experience. The user uses the VR controller to move in the virtual environment. The direction of movement is the direction of the VR positioning belt. The head can turn and move freely without being disturbed by the direction of movement.

[0049] It should be emphasized that the embodiments of the present invention are illustrative rather than restrictive. Therefore, the present invention includes but is not limited to the embodiments described in the specific implementation modes. Any other implementation modes derived by those skilled in the art based on the technical solutions of the present invention also fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A virtual reality positioning system, characterized in that: It includes a graphics workstation, a virtual reality helmet, a virtual reality positioning belt, a virtual reality positioning belt wireless signal receiving device and a virtual reality laser locator; the graphics workstation is used to run a virtual scene; the output end of the graphics workstation is connected to the virtual reality helmet, and is used to output the image and audio information of the virtual scene running in the graphics workstation to the virtual reality helmet; The virtual reality positioning belt comprises: a belt body and at least two belt space locators; the belt space locators are fixedly mounted on the belt body; Two belt space locators are fixedly mounted on the belt body, and the two belt space locators are respectively and symmetrically mounted on both sides of the user's waist; The belt body comprises a belt loop made of a hard material, an elastic belt is passed through the belt loops, and a belt buckle is installed at the front end of the belt loops; a belt space locator fixing device is fixedly installed on the left and right sides of the belt loops, and the belt space locator is fixedly installed on the belt space locator fixing device; The virtual reality laser locator is connected to the virtual reality helmet, and is used to detect and define the spatial position of the virtual reality helmet in the real scene; the virtual reality laser locator is also connected to the graphics workstation, and is used to output the spatial position information to the graphics workstation, and the graphics workstation synchronously maps the spatial position information to the virtual environment; the virtual reality helmet determines the orientation and spatial position of the virtual reality helmet according to the spatial position of the virtual reality helmet in the real scene defined by the virtual reality laser locator, and outputs the orientation and spatial position of the virtual reality helmet to the graphics workstation, and the graphics workstation synchronously maps the spatial position of the virtual reality helmet in the virtual environment; The virtual reality laser locator is also connected to the virtual reality positioning belt, and is used to detect and define the spatial position of the virtual reality positioning belt in the real scene; the virtual reality positioning belt includes at least two belt space locators fixed on both sides of the belt, and the belt space locators are used to determine the spatial position and orientation of the virtual reality positioning belt according to the spatial position of the virtual reality positioning belt in the real scene defined by the virtual reality laser locator; the output end of the belt space locator is connected to the graphics workstation through the belt wireless signal receiving device, and is used to output the spatial position and orientation information of the virtual reality positioning belt to the graphics workstation through the belt wireless signal receiving device, and the graphics workstation simulates the user's body into a capsule body according to the spatial position and orientation information input by the virtual reality positioning belt.

2. A virtual reality positioning system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The graphics workstation is also connected to a virtual reality control handle; the output end of the virtual reality control handle is also connected to a virtual reality helmet and a virtual reality positioning belt respectively, so as to transmit the motion control signals of the virtual reality helmet and the virtual reality positioning belt to the graphics workstation, and the graphics workstation synchronizes the movement direction of the user in the virtual environment according to the motion control signals of the virtual reality control handle.

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