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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2008
Michael Bolick, Waterloo, IA (US);
Chris Lampe, Cedar Falls, IA (US);
Jason Ebensberger, Cedar Falls, IA (US);
Jeremiah Treloar, Waterloo, IA (US);
Rick Klein, Waterloo, IA (US);
Eric Conrad Peterson, San Antonio, TX (US);
Chad Jason Zalkin, San Antonio, TX (US);
Michael Bolick, Waterloo, IA (US);
Chris Lampe, Cedar Falls, IA (US);
Jason Ebensberger, Cedar Falls, IA (US);
Jeremiah Treloar, Waterloo, IA (US);
Rick Klein, Waterloo, IA (US);
Eric Conrad Peterson, San Antonio, TX (US);
Chad Jason Zalkin, San Antonio, TX (US);
University of Northern Iowa Research Foundation, Cedar Falls, IA (US);
Abstract
A computer simulation and virtual reality system simulates the use of a blasting nozzle to remove one or more coatings and/or rust from a virtual surface. The user operates an electronic controller in the form of a blasting nozzle that outputs a signal indicating whether the blasting nozzle controller is in an 'on' position or in an 'off' position. The system also has a motion tracking system that tracks the position and orientation of the blasting nozzle controller with respect to the virtual surface defined on the display screen. Simulation software in a computer generates virtual blast pattern data, and the removal of the virtual coating(s) and/or rust image from the virtual surface is displayed in real time on the display screen.