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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2019
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroaki Gomi, Tokyo, JP;
Ryoma Tanase, Tokyo, JP;
NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a technique for more accurately calculating a direction to be presented to a guided person using a force sensation presentation device held by the guided person. In particular, the device uses geomagnetic distortion. A direction calculation apparatus includes a circuitry configured to calculate a direction to guide the guided person. The calculating uses a geomagnetic map that includes a geomagnetic vector and a gravitational acceleration vector of a reference posture of the device in a reference coordinate system at a position included in a predetermined range. The calculating includes calculating a first matrix and a second matrix to calculate an instructed force sensation vector, which indicates a direction to guide the person. The first matrix includes vectors of the reference posture of the force sensation presentation device. The second vector includes vectors at a current posture of the force sensation presentation device in the reference coordinate system.