10th EAI International Conference on Simulation Tools and Techniques

Research Article

Oculus Rift Application for Training Drone Pilots

  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1145/3173519.3173531,
        author={Evan O'Keeffe and Abraham Campbell and David Swords and Debra Fern Laefer and Eleni Mangina},
        title={Oculus Rift Application for Training Drone Pilots},
        proceedings={10th EAI International Conference on Simulation Tools and Techniques},
        publisher={ACM},
        proceedings_a={SIMUTOOLS},
        year={2018},
        month={8},
        keywords={robotics robot operating system teleoperation unmanned aerial vehicle human computer interaction},
        doi={10.1145/3173519.3173531}
    }
    
  • Evan O'Keeffe
    Abraham Campbell
    David Swords
    Debra Fern Laefer
    Eleni Mangina
    Year: 2018
    Oculus Rift Application for Training Drone Pilots
    SIMUTOOLS
    ACM
    DOI: 10.1145/3173519.3173531
Evan O'Keeffe1,*, Abraham Campbell1, David Swords1, Debra Fern Laefer2, Eleni Mangina1
  • 1: University College Dublin
  • 2: New York University
*Contact email: evanokeeffe@gmail.com

Abstract

This paper proposes a system to integrate virtual reality (VR) with a low-cost unmanned, semi-autonomous quad rotor. This quad rotor with a VR headset would allow for first-person vision and manipulation using the Robot Operating System. The system would enable the user to move the quad rotor remotely using natural head movements, which could be tracked by the VR headset and translated into six degrees of freedom commands that would then be sent to the quad rotor. This would facilitate operation when compared to commercially available controller methods, as it would immerse the user in the robot’s environment.