Volkswagen is adopting virtual reality (VR) and hapTIc technology to develop new vehicle control methods. At present, a research and development team consisting of 6 people expects to use the HTC Vive headset to provide an immersive panoramic vision experience, building virtual automotive interior and exterior components for users.
Experts say that the combination of touch technology and virtual reality technology will have an impact on all walks of life. The researchers said that when a user wears a VR helmet, although it is touched when it touches a virtual target, there is actually no physical presence there, which is "jarring."
As a hapTIc device, the Shape displays device is similar to the graphical display of the Opportunity Computer. The difference is that each pixel is set to a physical height instead of a physical height. Replace with color.
Each display device costs about $5,000-$6,000 and consists of 400-500 aluminum pin arrays, which also feature 3D printed plastic covers (plasTIc tops). The motor and screw are located under the pins and combined with the computer software to determine the shape when the user touches the surface of the display device. These pins are available in a variety of shapes: pyramids, spheres, boxes, and more.
In Volkswagen's test cases, these pins will render objects such as buttons, knobs, and fans. Before the public deployed the touch-sensitive display device, there are still some technical challenges to be overcome, and the researchers have not announced the expected application time frame of the technology.
The main challenge is how to control the cost within an affordable range, providing users with a high-resolution touch display device with a space of 7 mm between each pin, but humans can achieve a touch-sensing resolution of less than 1 mm.
Another challenge is how to best position the touch display device in an economical way so that whenever an engineer touches a virtual target, they will touch the active area. In the future, virtual reality technology is bound to work hand in hand with touch technology.
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