Title :
From DataGlove to DataSuit
Author :
Lasko-Harvill, A. ; Blanchard, C. ; Smithers, W. ; Harvill, Y. ; Coffman, A.
Author_Institution :
VPL Res. Inc., Redwood City, CA, USA
fDate :
Feb. 29 1988-March 3 1988
Abstract :
The development of an interface system that captures, records, and renders to the movement of the human body is reported. Sensors on the DataSuit, a garment covering the body from neck to ankles, register the position and orientation of the joints of the body. An absolute positioning system tracks the movement of the individual in six degrees of freedom within the room is reported. Applications of the DataSuit include use as a user input device for teleoperation, telepresence, human performance modeling, and animation.<>
Keywords :
man-machine systems; position control; position measurement; telecontrol equipment; user interfaces; DataGlove; DataSuit; absolute positioning system; human body movement; six degrees of freedom; teleoperation; user input device; user interface devices; virtual environment; Animation; Control design; Data gloves; Humans; Man machine systems; Optical fiber sensors; Optical sensors; Rendering (computer graphics); User interfaces; Virtual reality;
Conference_Titel :
Compcon Spring '88. Thirty-Third IEEE Computer Society International Conference, Digest of Papers
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-0828-5
DOI :
10.1109/CMPCON.1988.4925
