Facebook Technologies, LLC

Oculus, Vr, LLC

Eric Loren Vaughan

Dov Katz

Simon Hallam

Kieran Tobias Levin

Jennifer Dolson

Andrew Melim

Klas Petter Ivmark

A virtual reality (VR) headset calibration system calibrates a VR headset, which includes a plurality of locators and an inertial measurement unit (IMU) generating output signals indicative of motion of the VR headset. The system comprises a calibration controller configured to receive a headset model of the VR headset that identifies expected positions of each of the locators. The controller controls cameras to capture images of the VR headset while the headset is moved along a predetermined path. The images detect actual positions of the locators during the movement along the predetermined path. Calibration parameters for the locators are generated based on differences between the actual positions and the expected positions. Calibration parameters for the IMU are generated based on the calibration parameters for the locators and differences between expected and actual signals output by the IMU. The calibration parameters are stored to the VR headset.

Stereo-based calibration apparatus

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Half Moon Bay, CA, United States of America

Eric Loren Vaughan