Interactive virtual-reality fire extinguisher with haptic feedback

Sang Woo Seo, Seungjoon Kwon, Waseem Hassan, Seokhee Jeon

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Abstract

We present an interactive virtual-reality (VR) fire extinguisher that provides both realistic viewing using a head-mounted display (HMD) and kinesthetic experiences using a pneumatic muscle and vibrotactile transducer. The VR fire extinguisher is designed to train people to use a fire extinguisher skillfully in real fire situations. We seamlessly integrate three technologies: VR, object motion tracking, and haptic feedback. A fire scene is immersed in the HMD, and a motion tracker is used to replicate a real designed object into the virtual environment to realize augmented reality. In addition, when the handle of the fire extinguisher is squeezed to release the extinguishing agent, the haptic device generates both vibrotactile and air flow tactile feedback signals, providing the same experience as that obtained while using a real fire extinguisher.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - VRST 2019 : 25th ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology
EditorsStephen N. Spencer
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc.
Publication date12 Nov 2019
Article number3364725
ISBN (Electronic)9781450370011
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 12 Nov 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event25th ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology, VRST 2019 - Sydney, Australia
Duration: 12 Nov 201915 Nov 2019

Conference

Conference25th ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology, VRST 2019
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CitySydney
Period12/11/201915/11/2019
SponsorACM SIGCHI, ACM SIGGRAPH
SeriesProceedings of the ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology, VRST

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This research was supported by a grant (2019-MOIS34-001) from Preventive Safety Service Technology Development Program funded by Korean Ministry of Interior and Safety (MOIS).

Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Copyright held by the owner/author(s).

Keywords

  • Firefighting
  • Haptic feedback
  • Virtual reality

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