Gestus-genkendelse i embedded virtuel reality platforme
Firmaer Inuitive og gestigon står bag unik gestus-genkendelses teknologi til brug i virtuel reality platforme. Teknologien demonstreres for første gang på CES-udstillingen i Las Vegas (in english).
Inuitive, a developer of advanced 3D computer vision and image processors, and gestigon, a global market leader for hand and finger tracking gesture control middleware, have announced a collaboration to bring gesture recognition to embedded virtual reality platforms. The first stage of this collaboration will be demonstrated by both companies at CES 2016 in Las Vegas.- Using today’s head-mounted VR displays, my hands are either not visible, or the tracking is so slow and inaccurate that the hands feel more like a robot’s and not my own, says Moritz v. Grotthuss, CEO of gestigon.
Second generation head-mounted-devices will include front-facing 3D sensors to improve realism, but component cost and power consumption are key concerns. Bringing together the Inuitive NU3000 multi-core imaging processor and gestigon gesture recognition algorithms, the collaboration between the two companies aims to address these concerns.
- Our unique technology and architecture uses input from standard, low-cost cameras to efficiently generate depth maps. Now, through our collaboration with gestigon, we can offer a complete one-stop solution to our customers, shortening the development cycle, says Shlomo Gadot, CEO and Co-Founder of Inuitive.
Inuitive’s NU3000 processor incorporates two CEVA MM3101 high-performance, low-power imaging and computer vision vector DSP cores. In addition, it integrates a dedicated hardware accelerator capable of extracting real-time depth maps from stereo vision input. The gestigon gesture recognition algorithms, based on its Carnival AR/VR Interaction Suite, are customized and optimized to run directly on this processor to provide fingertip and hand tracking, as well as gesture recognition.
- gestigon is in the business of enabling new 3D sensors for global OEMs; Inuitive provides a unique and attractive solution especially suited for embedded environments, says states Moritz v. Grotthuss.
- This collaboration is a key step Inuitive is taking towards the goal of offering a complete reference design for VR and AR products, adds Shlomo Gadot.
The CES 2016 demonstration consists of a depth sensing module utilizing the Inuitive NU3000 processing engine and featuring gestigon’s gesture recognition software. For demo purposes, the unit is assembled on an Oculus Rift development kit.
