VR Vehicle Simulation with Multi-Wheel Type Modeling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current virtual reality simulations for vehicle training lack representation of various vehicle types and do not accurately simulate the operation of vehicles with different wheel types, using uniform wheel values instead.
Innovation Solution
An interactive vehicle simulation system with a processor, display, and virtual reality engine that generates a virtual vehicle operating environment with multiple wheel types, vehicle position, orientation, velocity, and acceleration, allowing users to interact and control a virtual vehicle with a user interface, providing a realistic training experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If uniform wheel values are used in VR simulation, then device complexity is reduced, but manufacturing precision and realism of vehicle operation simulation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by implementing different wheel types (fixed, caster, directional, omnidirectional) with specific properties for different locations in the vehicle. Each wheel type has customized parameters such as steering angle ranges, rotation directions, and movement constraints that match its physical characteristics, thereby achieving accurate simulation of various vehicle operations without requiring uniform simplification across all wheels.
2Manufacturing precision
If multiple wheel types with customized parameters are implemented, then vehicle operation simulation accuracy is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the vehicle simulation into multiple independent wheel types, each with its own set of parameters and control logic. By dividing the complex vehicle system into manageable wheel segments (fixed wheels, caster wheels, directional wheels, omnidirectional wheels), the system can accurately simulate each wheel's behavior independently while maintaining overall system manageability through modular parameter structures.
3Reliability
If VR simulation accurately reproduces real-life vehicle operations, then training effectiveness is improved, but ease of operation increases due to realistic complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates virtual copies of real vehicle wheels and their operational characteristics within the VR environment. By replicating the physical properties, movement patterns, and control mechanisms of actual vehicle wheels in the simulation, users can practice vehicle operations in a realistic setting that mirrors real-life scenarios, thereby improving training effectiveness while maintaining user-friendly access through virtual representation.
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AI summary
An interactive vehicle simulation system having a virtual reality engine that generates a virtual operating environment that includes a user operated vehicle having a plurality of wheel types, a vehicle position, vehicle orientation, vehicle velocity and vehicle acceleration.