| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/L89808/01 |
| Title: |
ORIENTATION & NAVIGATION IN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS BY ACTIVE SONAR: EXTENDING PERCEPTUAL INTERFACES |
| Principal Investigator: |
Waters, Dr D |
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| Department: |
Inst of Integrative & Comparative Biolog |
| Organisation: |
University of Leeds |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
17 September 1998 |
Ends: |
16 November 2001 |
Value (£): |
164,967
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Human-Computer Interactions |
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This project will develop active sonar techniques for use in vertical environments, whereby an explorer will be able to use the virtual echoes from objects to orientate. The echoes will be modelled on the echolocation system of bats, but be time-scaled to allow the full temporal and spectral resolution of the human auditory system to be exploited. The explorer will have an acoustic torch with which they will be able to ensonify objects and be able to be spatialised in stereo to provide an acoustic map of the virtual environment. The aim of this project is to provide a tool for those with visual disabilities to access VR and to extend VR design to include acoustic as well as visual maps. This has applications in data interpretation, the entertainment industry and in conventional radar data presentation.
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http://www.leeds.ac.uk |