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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 29, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roy W Latham, Mountain View, CA (US);
David R Marsh, Los Altos, CA (US);
Peter O'Driscoll, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Computer Graphics Systems Development Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
434247 ; 434253 ; 482-8 ; 482 70 ; 482900 ; 482901 ;
Abstract
A locomotion simulator has two independently controlled movable footpads. Each footpad is positioned dynamically in three-dimensions. The top of each footpad has a controlled rotational motion, and the assembly having the two footpads is rotated under control. In operation, a user, whose feet are tracked in position and angle, walks or runs on the simulator and the footpads are controlled to simulate ground contact. Controlled rotation and translation movements permit simulation of turning, climbing, and decending.