Inventors:
Samsun Lampotang - Gainesville FL, US
Nikolaus Gravenstein - Gainesville FL, US
David Erik Lizdas - Gainesville FL, US
Isaac Thomas Luria - Gainesville FL, US
Matthew James Peterson - Lutz FL, US
Assignee:
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. - Gainesville FL
International Classification:
G09G 5/00, H04N 7/18, G09B 23/28, G06T 15/00
US Classification:
345419, 345633, 348 77, 434262, 348E07085
Abstract:
An interactive mixed reality simulator is provided that includes a virtual 3D model of internal or hidden features of an object; a physical model or object being interacted with; and a tracked instrument used to interact with the physical object. The tracked instrument can be used to simulate or visualize interactions with internal features of the physical object represented by the physical model. In certain embodiments, one or more of the internal features can be present in the physical model. In another embodiment, some internal features do not have a physical presence within the physical model.