Sittable universal motion platform
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing universal motion platforms for virtual reality are cumbersome, difficult to use for users with different body types, and fail to allow natural movement such as squatting and running due to high volume, weight, and balance issues.
Innovation Solution
A sittable universal motion platform with a chassis, support arm, and waist ring, featuring adjustable sliding mechanisms and springs for stability and comfort, allowing users to move in any direction and adjust height for a secure fit, enabling natural movement and immersion in virtual environments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If column and beam hanging structure is used to support human, then support strength is improved, but device volume becomes huge and overall height is too high
Solution Approach 1:
The support structure is divided into multiple segments: a support ring for hand holding, a support rod connecting to the chassis, and an adjustable support arm with sliding mechanism. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently, reducing overall volume while maintaining support strength.
Solution Approach 2:
The adjustable support arm uses a nested sliding mechanism where the slide carriage moves along the support arm, and the slide block moves along the slide carriage. This nesting allows the support structure to be compact when not in use while providing extended support when needed, significantly reducing device volume.
2Stability of the object's composition
If support ring structure is used to support human, then support stability is improved, but device complexity increases and squat operation cannot be realized
Solution Approach 1:
The support arm incorporates a dynamic sliding mechanism that allows the slide carriage to move along the support arm and the slide block to move along the slide carriage. This dynamic adjustment capability enables the device to adapt to different user heights and positions, maintaining stability while enabling squat operations and reducing overall structural complexity.
3Ease of manufacture
If smooth concave chassis is used, then manufacturing simplicity is improved, but user balance during squatting deteriorates and adaptability to different body types is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The chassis maintains a simple smooth concave shape for ease of manufacture, but adds localized features including a positioning groove at the rear end and adjustable support with multiple positioning positions. These local modifications provide necessary balance support during squatting and adaptability to different body types without compromising manufacturing simplicity.
4Device complexity
If fixed support structure is used, then device simplicity is improved, but adaptability to users with different heights deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The support arm incorporates a dynamic sliding mechanism that allows the slide carriage to move along the support arm and the slide block to move along the slide carriage. This dynamic adjustment capability enables the device to adapt to different user heights and positions, maintaining stability while enabling squat operations and reducing overall structural complexity.
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AI summary
The present invention discloses a sittable universal motion platform including a chassis, a support arm and a waist ring, the support arm is rotationally connected with the chassis and provided with an adjusting support; the adjusting support includes a slide carriage and a slide block, the slide block is slidingly connected with the slide carriage and is fixed on the support arm, the slide carriage is connected with the waist ring; and a positioning device is arranged on the adjusting support. The slide carriage is provided with slide rail and the slide block is provided with a corresponding matched chute, the number of slide rails can be two, and the number of corresponding chutes is also two, so that the slide carriage and the slide block can slide at will and can be more stable.