On the Characterization of a Speed-boat Motion for Real-time Motion Cueing

Sergio Casas, Inmaculada Coma, José V. Riera, Marcos Fernández

2013

Abstract

Motion platforms are not uncommon for car and flight VR simulators. However, the same is not true about watercraft. This paper presents an experimental characterization of a speed-boat in order to understand the nature and magnitude of a typical small watercraft motion. Unlike other studies, this work focuses on real-time simulation instead of on boat design issues. The purpose of the study is to guide the future process of designing and parameterizing a suitable motion platform for a VR application. The characterization is performed by placing two accelerometers, two gyroscopes, one GPS logger, one digital compass, and one digital anemometer on a speed-boat at several ranges of motion and maneuvering. We analyze tilt, speed, wind, steering, angular speed, acceleration and angular acceleration at both frequency and time domains. Characterization results show that at least a 3-DoF heave-pitch-roll motion platform should be used.

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in Harvard Style

Casas S., Coma I., Riera J. and Fernández M. (2013). On the Characterization of a Speed-boat Motion for Real-time Motion Cueing . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications and International Conference on Information Visualization Theory and Applications - Volume 1: GRAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2013) ISBN 978-989-8565-46-4, pages 275-278. DOI: 10.5220/0004272302750278


in Bibtex Style

@conference{grapp13,
author={Sergio Casas and Inmaculada Coma and José V. Riera and Marcos Fernández},
title={On the Characterization of a Speed-boat Motion for Real-time Motion Cueing},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications and International Conference on Information Visualization Theory and Applications - Volume 1: GRAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2013)},
year={2013},
pages={275-278},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004272302750278},
isbn={978-989-8565-46-4},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications and International Conference on Information Visualization Theory and Applications - Volume 1: GRAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2013)
TI - On the Characterization of a Speed-boat Motion for Real-time Motion Cueing
SN - 978-989-8565-46-4
AU - Casas S.
AU - Coma I.
AU - Riera J.
AU - Fernández M.
PY - 2013
SP - 275
EP - 278
DO - 10.5220/0004272302750278