公开(公告)号：US09477312B2

公开(公告)日：2016-10-25

申请号：US13964828

申请日：2013-08-12

Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Inventor： Thuong N. Hoang ,  Bruce Hunter Thomas ,  Ross Travers Smith

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0481

CPC classification number: G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/014 ,  G06F3/04815

Abstract: User input gloves and input methods are described that are well suited to provide input to computer modeling (eg CAD) and augmented reality (AR) systems, including wearable AR and spatial AR. Each glove comprises palm mounted ultrasonic transducers, accelerometers, finger based pinch inputs and a wireless communication module. The gloves can be used to measure distances over the natural range of distances that hands can be placed, as well as their orientation, with sufficient resolution to facilitate a range of gesture based input methods to be developed and utilized, including distance-based modeling by measurement. Further the gloves are light weight, allow fast input of modeling measurements, are easy to use, and reduce fatigue compared to existing glove based input systems. The user input gloves, and associated input techniques can be used to measure small and body sized objects using one or two hands, and large objects can be measured using single handed measurements. Further models for both small and large objects can be generated and manipulated through the use of a numeric input technique to obtain an amplification factor to magnify the effective distances measured.

Abstract translation: 描述了用户输入手套和输入方法，其非常适合于为计算机建模（例如CAD）和增强现实（AR）系统（包括可穿戴AR和空间AR）提供输入。 每个手套包括手掌式超声波换能器，加速度计，基于手指的夹点输入和无线通信模块。 手套可以用于测量手可以放置的距离的自然距离以及它们的方向上的距离，具有足够的分辨率，以便于开发和利用基于手势的输入方法的范围，包括基于距离的建模 测量。 此外，与现有的基于手套的输入系统相比，手套重量轻，允许快速输入建模测量，易于使用，并减少疲劳。 用户输入手套和相关的输入技术可用于使用一只或两只手测量小型和身体尺寸的物体，并且可以使用单手测量来测量大型物体。 可以通过使用数字输入技术来生成和操纵小型和大型物体的其他模型，以获得放大系数，以放大所测量的有效距离。

公开(公告)号：US20150262426A1

公开(公告)日：2015-09-17

申请号：US14425156

申请日：2013-08-27

Applicant: University of South Australia

Inventor： Michael Robert Marner ,  Markus Matthias Broecker ,  Benjamin Simon Close ,  Bruce Hunter Thomas

IPC: G06T19/00 ,  G06T19/20 ,  G06T15/08 ,  H04N9/31 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06T15/10

CPC classification number: G06T19/006 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06T15/08 ,  G06T15/10 ,  G06T19/20 ,  G06T2215/16 ,  G06T2219/012 ,  G06T2219/2008 ,  G06T2219/2016 ,  H04N9/3147

Abstract: A Spatial Augmented Reality (SAR) system is described. The SAR system includes a SAR device, such as a computer, and a SAR platform such as a set of projectors and object tracking systems that are used for producing a SAR environment. The SAR device can include a loader for receiving and executing one or more SAR application modules and a SAR engine for receiving the input data and for interfacing between the SAR application modules and the output. The architecture of the SAR engine provides a SAR environment independent interface between the SAR application modules and the projectors and object trackers. The SAR engine is responsible for providing perspectively correct projected images in the SAR environment and performing coordinate transformations, and providing updates to application modules, as well as automating many common tasks.

Abstract translation: 描述了空间增强现实（SAR）系统。 SAR系统包括诸如计算机的SAR设备，以及用于生成SAR环境的SAR平台，例如一组投影仪和对象跟踪系统。 SAR设备可以包括用于接收和执行一个或多个SAR应用模块的加载器和用于接收输入数据并用于SAR应用模块与输出之间的接口的SAR引擎。 SAR引擎的架构提供SAR应用模块与投影机和对象跟踪器之间的SAR环境独立接口。 SAR引擎负责在SAR环境中提供透视正确的投影图像，并执行坐标变换，并提供对应用模块的更新，以及自动化许多常见任务。

公开(公告)号：US20140226167A1

公开(公告)日：2014-08-14

申请号：US14174109

申请日：2014-02-06

Applicant: Keio University ,  University of South Australia

Inventor： Ross Travers Smith ,  Guy Webber ,  Maki Sugimoto ,  Michael Robert Marner ,  Bruce Hunter Thomas

IPC: G01B11/14 ,  G03B21/14

CPC classification number: G03B21/14 ,  A63F13/00 ,  G01B11/14 ,  H04N9/3147 ,  H04N9/3194

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for improving the calibration of multiple projector systems in Spatial Augmented Reality systems where multiple projectors are used to project images directly onto objects of interest. The methods and system described herein improve the calibration of multiple projector systems in order to improve the alignment and clarity of projected images by reducing ghosting that can occur with poorly aligned projectors. The system uses a planar photodiode and the projector is used to project a plurality of projection regions, such as scan lines, across the planar photodetector and calculating the position based on weighting measurements by the measured light intensity and projected images in SAR.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于改进空间增强现实系统中的多个投影仪系统的校准的方法，其中使用多个投影仪将图像直接投影到感兴趣的对象上。 本文描述的方法和系统改进了多个投影仪系统的校准，以便通过减少可能在不良对准的投影仪中发生的重影来改善投影图像的对准和清晰度。 该系统使用平面光电二极管，并且投影仪用于投影跨平面光电检测器的多个投影区域（例如扫描线），并且基于通过测量的光强度和SAR中的投影图像的加权测量来计算位置。

公开(公告)号：US09547222B2

公开(公告)日：2017-01-17

申请号：US14174109

申请日：2014-02-06

Applicant: University of South Australia

Inventor： Ross Travers Smith ,  Guy Webber ,  Maki Sugimoto ,  Michael Robert Marner ,  Bruce Hunter Thomas

IPC: G03B21/14 ,  G01B11/14 ,  H04N9/31 ,  A63F13/00

CPC classification number: G03B21/14 ,  A63F13/00 ,  G01B11/14 ,  H04N9/3147 ,  H04N9/3194

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for improving the calibration of multiple projector systems in Spatial Augmented Reality systems where multiple projectors are used to project images directly onto objects of interest. The methods and system described herein improve the calibration of multiple projector systems in order to improve the alignment and clarity of projected images by reducing ghosting that can occur with poorly aligned projectors. The system uses a planar photodiode and the projector is used to project a plurality of projection regions, such as scan lines, across the planar photodetector and calculating the position based on weighting measurements by the measured light intensity and projected images in SAR.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于改进空间增强现实系统中的多个投影仪系统的校准的方法，其中使用多个投影仪将图像直接投影到感兴趣的对象上。 本文描述的方法和系统改进了多个投影仪系统的校准，以便通过减少可能在不良对准的投影仪中发生的重影来改善投影图像的对准和清晰度。 该系统使用平面光电二极管，并且投影仪用于投影跨平面光电检测器的多个投影区域（例如扫描线），并且基于通过测量的光强度和SAR中的投影图像的加权测量来计算位置。