3D Vehicular Incident Reenactment Using Hands-Free Interaction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional digital tools for documenting automobile accidents do not allow users to reconstruct or reenact incidents, and they require hands-on interaction with touchscreens or keyboards, lacking hands-free capability.
Innovation Solution
The use of virtual reality (VR), mixed reality (MR), and augmented reality (AR) tools to facilitate vehicular incident reenactment using three-dimensional (3D) representations, allowing users to interact hands-free through manipulation of 3D vehicles and objects on a display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional digital tools (apps on touchscreen devices) are used for post-accident documentation, then users can access insurance information, file claims, and upload documents, but users cannot reconstruct or reenact the accident and must use hands-on interaction with touchscreens or keyboards
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical touchscreen interaction with voice-based and gesture-based control systems. Users can manipulate 3D representations of vehicles and scene elements through spoken commands and hand gestures captured by microphones and cameras, eliminating the need for physical touchscreen contact while maintaining full interaction capability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from 2D touchscreen interfaces to immersive 3D virtual reality environments. Users interact with three-dimensional representations of vehicles, road elements, and scene geometry within a spatially-aware virtual space, enabling natural gesture-based manipulation and incident reenactment through spatial movement rather than flat screen tapping
2Loss of information
If conventional apps require touchscreen or keyboard input for documenting accident details, then users can provide written or audio details, but users cannot manipulate visual representations to reenact vehicle movements and scene dynamics
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple input modalities (voice recognition, gesture detection, spatial tracking) into a single unified system. The same virtual assistant and interaction framework handle both information gathering and scene reconstruction tasks, eliminating the need for separate tools for different documentation functions
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically captures and processes scene geometry, vehicle positions, and environmental details through integrated sensors and computer vision algorithms. The virtual environment self-generates 3D models and spatial relationships from raw sensor data, reducing manual input requirements while maintaining high detail accuracy
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AI summary
Described herein are techniques to facilitate vehicular incident reenactment using three-dimensional (3D) representations. The techniques include presenting an image including 3D representations of one vehicle and one non-vehicular object related to a vehicular incident. The operations further include providing a message that requests manipulation of the 3D representations to reenact the vehicular incident. The operations further include receiving input and generating a 3D reenactment of the vehicular incident that includes the 3D representations of the at least one vehicle and at least one non-vehicular object.