ITR/SY(IIS): Advanced Mechanical Displays for Locomotion Interfaces

该项目解决了人类与虚拟环境互动的问题——在这种情况下是机械互动。考虑的是运动界面能量提取装置，允许在虚拟地形中自然行走。其目标是通过视觉和声音的真实整合，以及移动时的真实能量消耗，产生一种沉浸在虚拟世界中的感觉。例如，系统将被期望真实地重现上坡比下坡更难的事实。附加的自由度将被探索来研究一个更广义的地形行走模式。

The project addresses the problem of human interaction - in this case mechanical interaction - with virtual environments. Considered are locomotion interface energy-extractive devices that allow natural walking through virtual terrain. The goal is to produce a sense of immersion in the virtual world by realistic integration of walking with vision and sound, and by realistic energy expenditure in moving about. For example, the system will be expected to realistically recreate the fact that walking uphill is harder than downhill. Additional degrees of freedom will be explored to investigate a more generalized pattern of terrain walking.