A bowl-shaped display for controlling remote vehicles

Shio Miyafuji, Florian Perteneder, Toshiki Sato, Hideki Koike, Gudrun Klinker

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Abstract

This paper proposes a bowl-shaped hemispherical display to observe omnidirectional images. This display type has many advantages over conventional, flat 2D displays, in particular when it is used for controlling remote vehicles. First, it allows users to observe an azimuthal equidistant view of omnidirectional images by looking from above. Second, it provides a first-person view by looking into the inside of the hemispherical surface from diagonally above. Third, it provides a pseudo-third-person view as if we watched the remote vehicle from its back, by observing both the inside and outside at the same time from obliquely above. These characteristics solve the issues of blind angles around the remote vehicle. We conduct a VR-based user study to compare the bowl-shaped display to an equirectangular projection on a 2D display and a first-person view used in head-mounted displays. Based on the insights gained in the study, we present a real-world implementation and describe the uniqueness, advantages but also shortcomings of our method.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - VRCAI 2019
Subtitle of host publication17th ACM SIGGRAPH International Conference on Virtual-Reality Continuum and its Applications in Industry
EditorsStephen N. Spencer
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
ISBN (Electronic)9781450370028
DOIs
StatePublished - 14 Nov 2019
Event17th ACM SIGGRAPH International Conference on Virtual-Reality Continuum and its Applications in Industry, VRCAI 2019 - Brisbane, Australia
Duration: 14 Nov 201916 Nov 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings - VRCAI 2019: 17th ACM SIGGRAPH International Conference on Virtual-Reality Continuum and its Applications in Industry

Conference

Conference17th ACM SIGGRAPH International Conference on Virtual-Reality Continuum and its Applications in Industry, VRCAI 2019
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityBrisbane
Period14/11/1916/11/19

Keywords

  • 360-degree-video
  • Remote Controlled Vehicles
  • Spherical Display

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