Using virtual reality technology, users can learn and experience many interactions in virtual space like the actual physical space. This study was conducted to develop air flow simulator that allows farmers and consultants to consult air flow through VR devices by creating a greenhouse or pigpen model. It can help educate farmers about the importance of ventilation effects for agricultural facilities. We proposed CFD visualization system by building a virtual reality environment and constructing database of CFD and structure of agricultural facilities. After consultants can set up situations according to environmental conditions, the users experience the visualized air flow of agricultural facility according to the ventilation effects. Also it can provide a quantified environmental distribution in the agricultural facility. Currently, the CFD data in agricultural facilities are established during winter and summer. In order to experience various environmental conditions in the developed system, The experts need to run CFD data under various environmental conditions and register them in the system requirements.

The paper describes creation methods of background scenes to implement realistic virtual environments in the VRSS (Virtual Reality Ship Simulator). VRSS is next-generation system constructed with virtual tools in a virtual space. Thus, it could have many benefits compared to conventional ship simulators composed with heavy bridge mock-up system and wide visual presentations. In this work, we developed effective 3D object modeling techniques, and constructed virtual harbor scene by using 3D-Webmaster authoring tool. The virtual harbor was built with object-oriented 3D objects modeled to interact with user's action. With the immersion-type VR system, we created virtual harbor environments in a virtual space, and discussed on the naturalness of the scene with test results of SDMPA (Semantic Differential Method for Psychophysical Assessment) by 10 subjects. As the results of subject assessment, all of the participants could felt natural-like harbor. Therefore, we found that the proposed creation methods and procedures of background scene are enabling to fit to the full mission VRSS construction.

The paper describes system design of next-generation Ship Simulator using Virtual Reality (VRSS), well known as human-computer interaction. VRSS system is required to have special condition that comprises multiple user participants such as captain, officer, pilot, and quartermaster. To cope with that condition, core technologies were explored and proposed multi-networking system with broker server. The evaluation of the proposed system was done with PC-based immersion-type VR device, constituted with HMD (Head Mounted Display), Head Tracking Sensor, Puck, Headphone, and Microphone. Using the VR device, assessment test was carried out in a virtual bridge with 3D objects, which are created by VRML (Virtual Reality Model Language) program. As results of tests, it is shown that the cybernetic 3D objects were act as if real things in a real ship's bridge. Therefore, interesting interaction with participants can be obtained in the system, Thus, we found that the proposed system architecture can be applicable to VRSS system construction.

최근 골프 시뮬레이터의 급성장과 함께 체감형 스포츠 시뮬레이터에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다. 우리는 가상현실 기술을 이용하여 초보자 대상의 스노우보드 시뮬레이터를 개발하고자 한다. 본 논문은 스노우보드 훈련을 위해 상호작용하는 가상코치와 현실감 높은 가상의 스포츠 훈련환경을 제안한다. 가상코치는 5가지 기본동작에 대한 직관적인 안내와 맞춤형 코칭 피드백을 제공한다. 가상 훈련환경은 보다 사실적인 훈련 상황을 생성하기 위하여 입체영상 시스템과 모션플랫폼을 이용한다. 우리는 가상현실이 태권도, 야구, 양궁 등의 많은 스포츠 종목에서 훈련 지원을 위해 이용될 것으로 기대된다.

가상현실 (VR) 시뮬레이터의 임장감 증대방법을 제안했다. 이 방법은 입체영상과 3차원음향 사이의 상호 상승효과에 의하여 인간이 느끼는 현실감을 증대시키기 위한 것이다. 상호 상승효과를 실험하기 위하여 PC 모니터와 LCD 셔터그래스로 구성된 VR 시뮬레이터를 이용하여 5명의 대학생을 대상으로 주관평가를 실시하였다. 실험결과, 입체영상에 3차윈음향을 부가한 경우, 자연감을 나타내는 척도 Inat 가 3.1에서 3.6으로 0.5 상승하고, 음상정위 평가척도 ASL 는 70~75%에서 80~85% 로 10% 상승하는 결과를 나타냈다. 따라서, 이 연구에서 제안한 방법이 VR 시뮬레이터의 현실감을 증대시킬 수 있었다.

이 논문에서는 가상현실 기법을 적용한 항로표지 훈련장치로서, 프로토 타입의 항로표지 시뮬레이션 시스템(AtoNSiS) 개발에 관하여 기술하였다. 항로표지에 대한 시뮬레이션 경험을 향상하기 위하여 3차원으로 측방표지와 방위표지를 제작한 후, IALA-B 방식에 의거한 가상의 3차원 항로를 구축하였다. 이 연구에서 개발한 AtoNSiS는 시뮬레이션 모듈(SM)과 설명 모듈(EM)로 구성하였는데, SM은 다양한 해상환경 변화가 가능한 가상의 항해 공간을 사용하여 IALA-B 시스템을 학습하기 위한 기능을 갖는다. EM은 생성한 3차원 측방 및 방위표지를 이용하여 각 표지들의 상세한 특성을 학습하기 위한 기능을 갖는다. 이러한 AtoNSiS에 대한 설계개념과 개발과정 및 시뮬레이션 실험 등을 나타냈다. 5명의 시청자를 대상으로 실험한 결과 AtoNSiS가 유용함을 알 수 있었다.

The paper deals with the implementation of prototype Ship Simulator system (VRSS) by Virtual Reality techniques with Head Mounted Display (HMD) device. The prototype VRSS was consists of PC-based human sensors, object oriented operating system. In addition, two kinds of databases arranged from Head Related Transfer Functions and 3D object models were used to create 3D sea sound, and to construct virtual world, respectively. Using the prototype system, we carried out some simulation tests for the overtaking situation to prevent collisions at sea, and discussed on the usability of the system. As results from simulations, the prototype VRSS can provide multisensory and interactive display environment. The results gave rise to the user interaction with 3D objects that give realistic reproduction of navigational environments under a given scenario. Thus, we found that the prototype VRSS should be one of the next-generation ship simulation system.

The paper is the second part on the 3-D sound-field creation implementing the Virtual Reality Ship Handling Simyulator(VRSHS). As mentioned in the previous part Ⅰ, the spatial impression, which arose from reproduced 3-D sound-field , give natural sound environmental context to a listener. This spatial impression is due to the reverberation by reflections and ,is can be obtain by using Head-Related Transfer Function(HRTF). In this work, we foumulate early and late reverberation models of the HRTF's with theoretical control factors based on the sound-energy distribution in an irregularly shaped enclosures. Using the reverberation models, we report results from psychophysical tests used to asses the validity of the proposed 3-D soud-field control method.

This paper describes elemental technologies for the creation of three-dimensional(3-D) sound-field to implement the next-generation Ship Handling Simulator with human -computer interaction, known as Virtual Reality. In the virtual reality system, Head-Related Transfer Functions(HRTF's) are used to generate 3-D sound environmental context. Where, the HRTF's are impulse response characterizing the acoustical transformation in a space. This work is divided into two parts, the part Ⅰis mainly for the model constructions of the HRTF's, the part Ⅱis for the control of 3-D sound-field by using the HRTF's . In this paper, as first part, we search for the theory to formulate models of the HRTF's which reduce the dimensionalityof the formulation without loss of any directional information . Using model HRTF's we report results from psychophysical tests used to asses the validity of the proposed modleing method.