Analysis and comparison of low cost gaming controllers for motion analysis

Author

Purkayastha, Sagar N. ; Eckenstein, Nick ; Byrne, Michael D. ; O´Malley, Marcia K.

Author_Institution

Rice Univ., Houston, TX, USA

fYear

2010

fDate

6-9 July 2010

Firstpage

353

Lastpage

360

Abstract

Gaming controllers are attractive devices for research due to their onboard sensing capabilities and low cost. However, a proper quantitative analysis regarding their suitability for motion capture has yet to be conducted. In this paper, a detailed analysis of the sensors of two of these controllers, the Nintendo Wiimote and the Sony Playstation 3 Sixaxis is presented. The acceleration data from the sensors were plotted and compared with computed acceleration data derived from a high resolution encoder, then correlated to determine the performance of the gaming controllers. The results show high correlation between the acceleration data of the sensors and the computed acceleration, and more consistency in the sensors of the Sixaxis. The applications of the findings are discussed with respect to potential research ventures.

Keywords

computer interfaces; controllers; sensors; telecontrol; Nintendo Wiimote; Sony Playstation 3 Sixaxis; gaming controller; high resolution encoder; motion analysis; motion capture; onboard sensing capability; sensors; Acceleration; Accelerometers; Cameras; Correlation; Performance evaluation; Sensors; Tracking;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), 2010 IEEE/ASME International Conference on

Conference_Location

Montreal, ON

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-8031-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AIM.2010.5695830

Filename

5695830