Computer-based method and apparatus for measuring the temporal progression of a reaction

Abstract

The subject of the invention is a computer-implemented method for measuring the time course of reactions of at least one user to one or more stimuli, in particular the sensorimotor skills and stimulus processing, using at least one sensor system or sensor array, where the movements of one of the user's hands just before, during and after grasping a virtual object are detected by the device's sensors, and the detection of the user's reaction time by the sensors is performed while displaying a virtual environment to the real user.

Claims

1. A computer implementation method for measuring the temporal progression of a user's response using at least one sensor system, The aforementioned at least one sensor system is suitable for acquiring measurement data by detecting user contact, The aforementioned sensor system is located in or on an actual measuring instrument in order to detect motion data, and the measuring instrument is oriented vertically and configured in a rod shape, and The aforementioned sensor system has a sensor that measures the user's posture in three-dimensional space, and the sensor is integrated into a flat structure, and this flat structure is configured to be subsequently placed on a rod-shaped object in a removable manner. The aforementioned computer implementation method involves the following steps: i. A step of displaying at least one virtual object in a virtual space, ii. A step of displaying the instructed movement of a virtual object in space, wherein this movement progresses along an axis corresponding to the x, y, or z axis of the Cartesian coordinate system for the user, iii. A process for measuring or calculating the actual temporal and spatial progression of the instructed movement of a virtual object, iv. The process of detecting a user in real space, v. A process for detecting the user's movement or motion flow in real space, vi. A process for measuring or calculating the actual temporal and spatial progression of the movements instructed by the user, vii. The process of relating the virtual motion flow of an object to the actual motion flow of the user, viiii. A process for measuring the temporal progression of a reaction based on the virtual motion flow of an object and the actual motion flow of a user, A computer implementation method having

2. In the computer implementation method described in claim 1, A computer implementation method characterized in that, from the temporal and spatial progression of the instructed movement of the aforementioned virtual object and the temporal and spatial progression of the movement of at least one user, at least one starting point and at least one collision point of at least one object and at least one user are identified.

3. In the computer implementation method described in claim 2, A computer implementation method characterized in that the user's reaction time is determined from the aforementioned identified collision point.

4. In the computer implementation method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, A computer implementation method characterized in that at least one of the aforementioned sensor systems is configured to detect measurement data in a non-contact manner.

5. In the computer implementation method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, A computer implementation method characterized in that at least one of the aforementioned sensor systems is an optical sensor system suitable for detecting motion flow.

6. A device for measuring the temporal progression of a real user's response in a virtual environment based on the method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, At least one data processing unit, A sensor system comprising at least one sensor system wherein the sensor system is located in or on an actual measuring instrument for detecting motion data, and the measuring instrument is oriented vertically and configured in a rod shape, and the sensor system has a sensor for measuring the posture of a user in three-dimensional space, and the sensor is integrated into a flat structure, and the flat structure is configured to be subsequently removable and placed on a rod-shaped object. A display component suitable for displaying virtual objects in a virtual space, At least one output device suitable for outputting or transmitting identified sensor information, A database suitable for storing and comparing identified sensor data, and at least one interface to at least one sensor system, A device equipped with.

7. In the apparatus according to claim 6, The apparatus is characterized in that at least one of the aforementioned sensor systems is an optical sensor system and / or an acceleration sensor.

8. In the apparatus according to claim 7, The apparatus is characterized in that the shape of the measuring instrument is made to resemble the displayed shape of a virtual object.

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