Virtual coatings application system
US7839416B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09B11/10
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A virtual coatings application system has several features to enhance the realism of simulated spray painting. The system generally includes a display screen on which is defined a virtual surface (such as a truck door) that is intended to be virtually painted or coated by the user. The user operates an instrumented spray gun controller that outputs one or more signals representing data as to the status of the controls on the spray gun controller. The system also has a motion tracking system that tracks the position and orientation of the spray gun controller with respect to the virtual surface defined on the display screen. Simulation software generates virtual spray pattern data in response to at least the data from the spray gun controller and the position and orientation data received from the tracking system. Virtual spray pattern images are displayed in real time on the display screen in accordance with the accumulation of virtual spray pattern data at each location on the virtual surface.
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